@justinfreakin: The Lights Just... Turned Off 😳 (WESH ) ORLANDO, Fla. WESH 2 Investigates continues to push for answers after an Orlando police officer slammed his cruiser into a Jeep, killing a beloved 92-year-old grandmother. Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz said the 2019 marked Ford Explorer that had a documented history of maintenance issues with its lights and sirens should not have been in service. "If it’s not working the way it's supposed to be,” he said, “it should have been put aside.” After viewing the crash video WESH 2 Investigates first aired last Thursday, Commissioner Ortiz said he has more questions for Chief Eric Smith "to see what's going on with fleet because at the end of the day, we're the ones who approve that funding for the fleet." In the early morning of Sunday, Jan. 18, Officer Andrew McKuhen came to a complete stop in his marked SUV in a left turn lane at Hoffner Avenue and Semoran Boulevard. The video showed the officer waited about a minute and a half before he slowly entered the intersection. His SUV’s emergency lights turned on, but then suddenly went dark, right before impact. A witness told WESH 2 Investigates he did not hear any sirens. The State Attorney's Office’s memo closing the case with no charges said the police vehicle hit 32 miles per hour at the time of the collision. "I saw the video that you sent me, and it was gruesome,” Commissioner Ortiz said. “It was sad. I really want to go ahead and see what else is behind this. I did see the lights going off." The family of Milagros Ortiz has been calling for accountability since first contacting WESH 2 Investigates back in January. “The Ortiz family is broken,” daughter Judy Santiago said. “Our hearts are broken." #news

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Wednesday 01 July 2026 14:20:00 GMT