Investigation into fatal Largo crash will last weeks, police chief says

It may be more than two weeks before Largo police investigators will know who, if anyone, was at fault in a weekend crash that killed three people , including two children, and injured Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes, among others.Largo police Chief Mike Loux held a news conference Monday to discuss the investigation but declined to say whether speed was a factor, if seatbelts were used and if anyone will be criminally charged. Officers responded to the crash at Orangeview Drive and Ridge Road about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the Largo Police Department. Hayes, 20, was driving south in a Dodge Durango when his car struck the passenger side of a Kia Soul making a left turn.Jabari Elijah Solomon, 10, and Charlie Herbert Solomon Riveria, 4, died after they were ejected from the Kia, Loux said. The Kia’s driver, Gail Price, 78, was taken to the hospital and died from her injuries shortly after.Another passenger, Herbert Riveria, 58, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He remained in the hospital Monday in critical condition, Loux said.Hayes and a passenger in his car were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening and released Monday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. A second passenger in the Durango was not injured in the crash.Neither driver appeared impaired, police said.Largo police are still actively investigating the crash, Loux said. “We’ve been asked to comment on several facets of the investigation, which we simply can’t do at this time,” Loux said. “Our focus is on ensuring that we gather all the pertinent facts and reconstruct the crash with all the available data. Once this has been done, it will guide the direction as to whether there will be any citations issued or any criminal charge levied.”“I would guess (in) probably two or three weeks we should have a good sense of direction of if any charges will be filed,” he added.Hayes was a four-star recruit coming out of Largo High and picked Miami after drawing recruiting interest from Florida, Florida State, Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, among others.He played in 12 games as a true freshman for Miami last season, mostly on special teams.Price and Riveria were believed to be in a relationship, Loux said. The 4-year-old boy was his son.At the scene of the crash, a memorial for the two young children lay feet away from investigative lines drawn by police. A toy car, stuffed animals and flowers leaned against white crosses bearing their names: Jabari and Charlie.