Orange County Sheriff’s deputies said that the deputy involved in a car crash at the intersection of Calloway Drive and Magnolia Homes Road near Altamonte Springs, early on Tuesday morning and which claimed the life of an elderly man, was not traveling with lights or sirens.
Deputy Malinda Miller, who is assigned to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector One Patrol Division, was on her way to assist another deputy on SR 414 with a possible car theft, a statement from the Sheriffs Office said.
Edward C. Soistman of Orlando, who was driving a Buick was at a stop sign on Calloway Drive, close to his home. He attempted to turn left and crossed the path of Miller’s car, which struck the driver’s side of Soistman’s vehicle, reports clickorlando.com.
Soistman, 91, died in the crash.
Miller, who received minor injuries was taken to ORMC for treatment and subsequently released.
The FHP is investigating the crash. The Sheriff’s Office is also conducting an internal investigation of the crash.
Miller has been employed by the Sheriff’s Office since October 2008.
