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6-year-old bicyclist killed in accident by repeat DUI offender, FHP reports

FRANCISCO ROSILLO ARRIOLA (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — In a press release by FHP, it has been confirmed that a 6-year-old child was the victim of a DUI crash that happened yesterday evening.

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The release said that the driver (Francisco Rosillo Arriola, age 53) was traveling northbound on White Cloud Ave when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign.

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Arriola stayed on scene as the child was taken to the hospital, where they were later pronounced deceased.

He would later be arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail for the following charges: DUI Manslaughter, DUI 3rd Violation, Vehicular Homicide, No driver’s license causing death, and running the stop sign.

The crash remains under investigation.

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