The football player of the University of Miami, who is involved in a crash, in which 2 children were killed in Largo: the police say

Largo, Fla. – – According to the Largo Police Department, a football player from Miami was involved in an accident that killed two children in Largo on Saturday.

What we know:

At the moment, the police only confirm that LineBacker Adarius Hayes was involved, and they did not say whether he was driving one of the cars or whether he was injured.

According to the Largo police, the two children killed were identified as 10-year-old Jabari Solomon and 4-year-old Charlie Solomon Riveria.

The background story:

The crash occurred on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Orangeview Drive and Ridge Road and the police said that several people were also hospitalized.

Before: 2 dead, several injured after the crash in Largo, the route from Ridge Road: LPD closed

A section of the Ridge Road was closed on Saturday for a few hours when the crews worked to clear the road.

The investigators say that two cars collided after the driver of a Kia soul tried to make a left on the Ridge Road.

The police say that they do not believe that alcohol was a factor for the crash, but the Largo Police Traffic Murder unit examined.

What we don't know:

An update to the injured in the accident was not published.

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