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2 taken to hospital after car drives off road, crashes into Ocoee pond: Police

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Published  July 22, 2025 11:22am EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • A car crashed into a retention pond on Monday afternoon in Ocoee.
    • Both the driver and a passenger were taken to a local hospital.
    • The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

OCOEE, Fla. - Two people were taken to the hospital on Monday after a car ran off the road and crashed into a pond in Ocoee, police say. 

What we know:

Officers with the Ocoee Police Department said they responded to a single-vehicle crash around 3:45 p.m. Monday on Clarke Road, north of Silver Star Road. 

Police said the car was traveling southbound before then driving off the roadway and going into a retention pond.

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Emergency responders arrived at the scene of the crash, and both the driver and a passenger were taken to a local hospital. 

As of Monday night, officials said the driver was in good condition, but the passenger remained in the ICU in critical condition.

A car crashed into a retention pond on Monday afternoon in Ocoee. 

What we don't know:

Authorities have not yet released details on the events that led up to the crash. The driver and passenger in the car have not been identified. 

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What's next:

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Ocoee Police Department. 

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