BUFFALO SQUASH YELLOW JACKETS 4-2 , SPORTS B1 LEESBURG, FLORIDA Friday, April 11, 2014 www.dailycommercial.com TAX FRAUD: $4B in bogus returns signal ARRESTED: Police nab teens growing problem in federal filing system, A6 accused of robbing store, A3 Driver in deadly day care crash goes to police Staff and Wire Report father, is a para- Groveland paramedic’s child killed in incident medic with the Robert Alex Corchado said the Orange County Cor- Police say Corchado, 28, him. Nicole Quintus, whose Groveland fire turned himself in and was rections Department. His at- crashed his Dodge Duran- daughter, Lily, was killed, department. charged with leaving the torney confirmed his client go into a convertible, which joined the pleas. The mother scene of a deadly accident softly sobbed as turned himself in but refused in turn smashed into the “Families are emotionally CORCHADO nearly 24 hours after the further comment. KinderCare building. Author- destroyed because of what he she spoke of her KinderCare facility was torn “He had nowhere to go,” ities pleaded for the suspect did,” she said in an interview daughter. She said Lily loved open in the wreck. He was be- said Florida Highway Patrol to give up, even as they blan- with The Associated Press. princesses, “Star Wars,” the ing held on $100,000 bond, Trooper Wanda Diaz. keted the state searching for Brian Quintus, the child’s SEE CORCHADO | A2 Another sea plane crashes in Tavares MILLARD IVES | Staff Writer and the plane bounced [email protected] several times before it A seaplane crashed landed in the scrub on on Lake Idamere Thurs- the shoreline. day injured both the pi- Deputies said the lot and a passenger, plane clipped some according to law en- trees, spun around and forcement and Tavares crash landed. city officials. A path of downed It was the second such trees could be seen crash this week. leading to the plane. Thursday’s incident With the plane nestled occurred just before in brush, it was difficult 11:30 a.m. in a wooded to determine the extent area behind the park- of the damage, but the ing lot of Lake Idamere left wheel appeared to Park on County Road be bent. 448, just outside of Tav- Ross said the pi- PHOTOS BY BRETT LE BLANC / DAILY COMMERCIAL ares. According to Lake lot was complaining of back pain and deputies A dog waits to be adopted at Lake County Animal Services in Tavares on Wednesday. County sheriff’s depu- ties on the scene, wit- said the passenger was TAVARES nesses said the white taken to Florida Hospi- and gray Searey had just tal Waterman in Tavares flown over the Institute with unspecified minor of Public Safety. injuries. Sheriff’s office going to the dogs Their names were un- The plane was flying to the near- available Thursday, but Lake County Animal Services could fall under police jurisdiction by Searey Progressive according to the Feder- Aerodyne plant and try- al Aviation Administra- LIVI STANFORD| Staff Writer registration, while ad- ing to land in the wa- tion’s website, the reg- [email protected] dressing animal over- ter. City spokeswoman istered owner of the population, hiring a plane manufactured s he prepares to Joyce Ross said the pilot rescue coordinator, misjudged the distance SEE CRASH | A2 make a proposal lowering the euthani- to take over Lake A zation rate and increas- County’s Animal Ser- ing the adoption rate. vices, Sheriff Gary Bor- The proposal comes ders is looking at how after the head of the other sheriff’s offices Animal Services di- are doing that job. vision recently an- If county commis- nounced her resig- sioners approve the nation, citing a tight proposal at a later A worker at Lake County Animal Services refills a waterbowl. budget and public commission meeting, services to the sheriff missioner Leslie Cam- pressure over the de- Lake will become the by Oct. 1, while Brad- pione discussed the partment’s euthaniza- eighth county in Flor- ford, Dixie, Hendry, idea at Tuesday’s com- tion rate. ida where the sheriff’s Martin, Polk, Putnam mission meeting as a Cyndi Nason was the office oversees animal and Sarasota counties way to improve all op- second director of An- BRETT LE BLANC / DAILY COMMERCIAL imal Services to resign services. already have such ar- erations at the shel- A Federal Aviation Administration investigator examines a Brevard County plans rangements in place. ter, including custom- within the past year. Progressive Aerodyne Searey that crashed while landing at to hand over its animal Lake County Com- er service and animal SEE ANIMALS | A2 Lake Idamere Park in Tavares on Thursday. INDEX DIVERSIONS C3 OBITUARIES A4 Vol. 138 LEGALS D1 SPORTS B1 TODAY’S WEATHER CLASSIFIED D1 No. 101 50¢ BUSINESS C6 VOICES A7 Detailed forecast 81˚/61˚ COMICS C2 4 sections CROSSWORDS C6 NATION A6 WORLD A6 on page A8. Partly sunny PLANES, TRAINS & BBQ AT GUITARS AND CARS FOOD TRUCK AND WOOTON PARK SWAPMEETS FLICK NIGHT Planes, Trains & BBQ takes From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Leesburg’s Food Truck- WEEKEND’S place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Renninger’s, N-Flick Night kicks off 1 Saturday at Wooton Park in 2 20651 U.S. Highway 3 a 5:30 p.m. Saturday Tavares. Air Show, seaplane rides, 441, Mount Dora. Includes on Main Street. Entertainment TOP train rides, state-sanctioned BBQ the Lake County Musician’s by Wade Williams, a variety competition, car show and musical Swap Meet and Lake County of food trucks and at 8 p.m. entertainment throughout the day. Classic Car and Cycle Swap the movie “Wolverine” on a 3 See story, Page A3. Meet. Cost $2. 24-foot screen. Free entry. A2 DAILY COMMERCIAL Friday, April 11, 2014 been watching the news of those who turned up Department of Correc- CORCHADO since the crash but when at the day care, where the tions records show he FLORIDA FROM PAGE A1 he heard that Lily was gaping hole was board- served prison time for Quintus’ daughter, he ed up with plywood and trafficking cocaine and TV series “Doctor Who” was shocked. a cluster of stuffed ani- extortion. He most re- LOTTERY and ranch dressing on “We don’t know when mals, flowers and can- cently was arrested in APRIL 10 seemingly everything to expect him (Brian dles were left in memo- December on a misde- she ate — even pizza and Quintus) back and we’re riam. meanor charge of leav- CASH 3 ...............................................7-2-1 hot dogs. Lily was sitting obviously not pushing Ralph Velez, 48, left ing the scene of a crash Afternoon ..........................................8-7-8 at a table waiting for her him. His place right now a stuffed bear from his involving damage, a felo- PLAY 4 .............................................4-1-5-6 afternoon snack when is with his family,” Mor- 5-year-old son Xavi- ny charge of selling nar- Afternoon .......................................7-8-7-7 the car crashed into the gan said. er, who goes to the day cotics, and felony mar- building, and Nicole Morgan spoke with care but was unhurt. The ijuana possession. He APRIL 9 Quintus said a teach- Quintus on Thursday. bear was a gift from a few was released on more POWERBALL.................... 9-14-44-48-49-29 er called her soon after, “He sounded very low, Christmases ago, and than $10,000 bond and MEGA MONEY ...................... 26-30-39-41-1 screaming but unable to very distraught. I knew Xavier — who can’t stop pleaded not guilty to the MEGA MILLIONS .............. 35-36-41-60-71-3 say what happened. he would be. He talk- talking about the crash — charges. He was due back “One minute every- ed about his kids all wanted to give it to hon- in court in May. thing was normal and the time. They’re pretty or his friends, Velez said. A man who answered the next there was an ex- much his life,” Morgan “He’ll say, ‘stupid car,’ the phone at a number THE NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES SINCE 1875 plosion and smoke and said. or ‘stupid driver,’” Velez listed for Corchado hung The Daily Commercial (ISSN 0896-1042) is published daily for screams,” she said. To help the family, Mor- said. “He told us last $90.74 per year (plus Florida sales tax) by Halifax Media Group up. Florida Highway Pa- at 212 East Main Street, Leesburg, Florida. Periodicals postage is The girl’s 7-year-old gan said one of the oth- night that he remembers trol Maj. Cindy Williams paid at the USPO, Leesburg, FL. POSTMASTER: Send all address changes to The Daily Commercial, P.O. Box 490007, Leesburg, FL brother is an aspiring er firefighters at the sta- the driver, who wasn’t said Corchado was linked 34749-0007. 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