Three people died after a car slammed into a tree at a Casselberry cemetery and burst into flames Monday morning.

  • 3 people die in crash near All Faiths Memorial Park
  • Car struck tree, burst into flames, police say
  • Neighbor: Intersection 'is not the best intersection'

According to Casselberry Police Cmdr. Bill Nas, the crash is thought to be speed-related, but there is no indication of racing.

It’s a wake-up call neighbor Alex Molina will never forget.

“I tried, I tried. As soon as I made it up there, it just completely went up, and I knew there was nothing I can do," said Molina, who lives directly across the street from the crash site.

"I could see the driver’s body being charred. It’s a memory that I can’t get out of my head. I just… I don’t know, I’m at a loss."

According to Seminole County Fire Rescue, the crash happened just after 6:30 a.m. Monday on Lake Drive at the All Faiths Memorial Park cemetery in Casselberry.

When firefighters arrived, three people were dead, and there was nothing they could do but put out the flames.

Police have released the names of two of the three victims. Driver Alexander Rivera, 26, and front passenger Samisoni Koroitamudu, 22, were killed. Investigators are still working to identify the third person.

“I grieve for the family. I don’t even know their names. I would pray for them, but I don’t even know their names," Molina said.

Many people know Koroitamudu as the popular Orlando DJ Big Makk.

“He was not a stranger to anybody, a lot of people knew him,” said Irving Velez. “A lot of people in Orlando loved him, and it’s just sad his life was taken away by this tragedy.”

Velez was one of many people who visited the crash site Monday evening to share memories about the victims killed.

The DJ had posted on social media just last Thursday that he had been chosen to perform at Orlando’s Electric Daisy Carnival in November, something his friends say he had dreamed of for several years.

“He was living the dream,” said Velez.

But friends of his say despite his recent success, Big Makk still put his friends first.

“He was always motivating other people to do what they do in life,” said Velez. “He was very friend and loving and giving people hugs and high-fives.”

Neighbors said after the horrific crash, it’s now up to officials to make this stretch of road safer.

“I think they need to put a stop sign or something. They need to put something to slow the people down, maybe one of those big speed bumps... because this intersection is not the best intersection," Molina said.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the City of Casselberry said the city manager is going to drive Lake Drive, which is a county road, to evaluate and determine whether Casselberry needs to lobby Seminole County for safety improvements.