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Ocoee family loses home, dog after DUI crash, police say

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Ocoee family loses home, dog after DUI crash, police say — Altamonte Springs Real Estate news

Ocoee police are urging drivers to think about the consequences of getting behind the wheel under the influence after a crash left a family without a home and killed their dog.Police recently shared body camera video showing the aftermath of a pickup truck crashing through the wall of an Ocoee home, just feet from a child’s bedroom.The video shows officers checking on the people inside as a truck sits wedged in the heavily damaged house, surrounded by broken walls and debris.According to police, no one was killed or seriously injured in the crash. However, the family’s dog was killed.The damage was so extensive that the home was condemned, forcing the family to move out.When News 6 visited the property Monday, wooden boards covered the truck-sized hole in the front of the home, and a notice was posted on the front door.Police have not specified when the crash occurred, describing it only as recent.The Ocoee Police Department is using the incident to remind drivers that getting behind t

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