Two toddlers hospitalized after Cocoa crash, police say

Police: Both toddlers taken to trauma center in Orlando

(Photo courtesy of CPD)

COCOA, Fla. – Two toddlers were hospitalized after a crash in Cocoa Monday morning, the Cocoa Police Department said.

Cocoa police said a 2-year-old girl and 1-year-old boy were injured in the crash took place around 11 a.m.

Recommended Videos



The crash took place when a woman who was driving a Chevy Impala north on U.S. Highway 1

tried to make an illegal U-turn at Dixon Boulevard and pulled in front of a southbound Ford Taurus, police said.

The driver of the Taurus was not able to stop, according to police.

Both children, who were secured in child seats during the crash, were sent to the trauma center at a hospital in Orlando, officials said.

No other occupants were injured in the crash, police said.

Officers said the woman driving the Impala was cited for failure to yield. 

The crash is still being investigated, police said.


Recommended Videos