Popular Model Killed During Rear-End Car Crash in Orlando

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on August 7, 2023

After rumors of her death started to circulate online, it has been publicly announced that Venezuelan model Ariana Viera sadly succumbed to the severe injuries she sustained during a rear-end collision with a semi-truck on Boggy Creek Road near Lake Nona back in mid-July.

According to crash reports from the Florida Highway Patrol working within Orange County, it was close to 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, when 26-year-old Ariana Viera was driving a Mazda CX-30 in the southern direction of Boggy Creek Road near the Orlando International Airport. Directly in front of her car was a semi-truck and when both vehicles approached the intersection of Boggy Creek Road and J. Lawson Boulevard, the driver of the semi slowed his truck for the upcoming red light. For reasons that are still unknown, Ariana Viera failed to slow her vehicle and crashed into the back of the semi.

Orange County emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of the car/semi-truck accident and immediately transported Ariana Viera to UCF Lake Nona Hospital in Orlando. She managed to survive for several hours before ultimately passing away from her injuries.

The driver of the semi-truck, a 51-year-old man from Atlanta, sustained minor injuries during the collision and was also transported to the hospital for treatment.

An article from a popular lifestyle magazine states that Ariana Viera was preparing to possibly enter the 2023 Miss Latin America and Miss World 2023 pageants. A GoFundMe account has been created by the victim’s mother, Vivian Ochoa. “She helped so many people. She did what she could to help or listen to you, even if she didn’t know you…she was always there for her friends, her brothers, for her mother,” she said in a statement.

This case is currently under investigation.

Accidents involving the death of a loved one can have devastating effects on the family members who have been left behind. Not only are they grieving & reeling from the tragic loss, but now they’ll have to deal with the financial aftermath of funeral costs, settling assets, and other unplanned expenses, especially if the victim was a sole caregiver for the household.

If you have recently lost a loved one in an accident, please contact Orlando personal injury attorney James O. Cunningham today at 877-FL-INJURY to schedule a free 30-minute case evaluation.

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.