Initially believed to be a fatal single vehicle accident, Orange County deputies now say, the driver of a Lexus that crashed early on Saturday morning, was killed.
Jeremiah St. Roman, 24, was found dead in a Lexus that crashed at the end of 37th Street and Tampa Avenue on Orange County’s west side, around 3:30 a.m.
Troopers said, the driver, believed to be Roman, was driving fast through the residential area and didn’t notice a chain link fence surrounding a basketball court belonging to House of Hope. Â The Lexus struck one of the heavy gauge poles holding up the basketball court fencing and overturned.
Witnesses told investigators a passenger was seen feeling the vehicle following the crash.
Roman was pronounced dead on the scene by the Medical Examiner.
Initially believed to be a fatal crash, deputies say, Roman suffered injuries not consistent with a traffic crash.
Detectives have not said how Roman was killed, but his death has been ruled a homicide.
Anyone with information on this crime should call Crimeline at # 1-800-423-TIPS.
