Police-involved crash kills 92-year-old after bingo night

Milagros Ortiz, 92, died on Jan. 19 after a marked Orlando police cruiser ran a red light and struck the car she was in; the Orlando Police Department says internal and traffic homicide investigations are underway.

A 92-year-old Orlando woman, Milagros Ortiz, was struck when a marked police cruiser ran a red light in the early hours of Jan. 18 while she was riding home from a weekly bingo night. Ortiz was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and died on Jan. 19. Her children have called for accountability after a preliminary crash report listed the police vehicle as at fault. The Orlando Police Department says it has opened an internal inquiry and a comprehensive traffic homicide investigation. What officials reported: - The preliminary crash report states the police vehicle failed to yield right of way and was at fault for the collision. - Milagros Ortiz, 92, died on Jan. 19 at Orlando Regional Medical Center following injuries from the crash. - The Orlando Police Department has initiated an internal investigation and said a comprehensive traffic homicide investigation is underway. - The officer driving the police vehicle is listed in the report as Andrew McKuhen, 28. Summary: The preliminary findings place fault with the police vehicle and the department has launched multiple investigations. Family members are seeking accountability. Undetermined at this time.