This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Robert Corchado. Authorities are looking for Corchado in connection with an incident Wednesday, April 9, 2014, where a car smashed into an Orlando, Fla.-area day care, killing a girl and injuring 14 others, at least a dozen of them children, authorities said. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Corrections)
April 10, 2014 - 3:15 AM
WINTER PARK, Fla. - Authorities say the man they're seeking in the investigation of a deadly car crash into a Florida day care centre was the vehicle's driver.
The Florida Highway Patrol previously called 26-year-old Robert Alex Corchado a "person of interest" in the Wednesday afternoon crash.
Early Thursday, spokeswoman Wanda Diaz said in a statement that Corchado was driving the Dodge Durango that struck a convertible, which jumped a curb and smashed into the KinderCare building.
One girl died and 15 others, mostly children, were injured.
Corchado is wanted on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death and serious injuries. Officials believe Corchado was trying to flee Orlando.
He's been arrested eight times since 2000. In December, he was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash and drug charges.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014