By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:06 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 3 December 2012 . A father watched helplessly as his wife and son burned to death after their car was involved in a hit-and-run horror crash in Florida. Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his 10-year-old daughter Ana were able to get out of their vehicle after it was struck by a tractor trailer and exploded in flames. But his wife Deborah and 12-year-old son Eliezer Jr were unable to undo their seat belts. Shattered family: Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his daughter Ana, pictured left, watched helplessly when his wife and son Eliezer Jr, also left, perished in a car crash when Lanessa Riobe, right, hit their vehicle . Police said Maldonado, 34, and his daughter Ana, could do nothing as the car burst into flames on interstate I-75 near Ocala, Florida. The horrific crash was allegedly caused by Lanessa Riobe who was arrested after fleeing the scene. A Florida Highway Patrol spokesman said Riobe was driving behind Maldonando when she hit the rear of his Honda Civic car causing it to spin into the centre guardrail. Maldonado lost control of his car and veered back into the northbound lane where it came to a halt. Crash: The family were driving near Ocala, Florida when police say Riobe hit them, causing their family vehicle, seen after, to spin into a guardrail . Completely destroyed: While the family inside the car tried to get out, a tractor-trailer hit the vehicle causing it burst into flames . Second collision: That tractor trailer, seen after the crash, mutually burst into flames but its driver was able to escape uninjured . The driver of a 2006 Peterbuilt tractor trailer was unable to stop in time and slammed into the stationary vehicle. Both the car and the truck burst into flames. Riobe drove away from the accident scene. She was later arrested by FHP patrols officers. Mr Maldonado and his daughter were taken to Monroe Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The truck driver, whose name was not listed but who is from Davenport, was uninjured. Before: The family's vehicle is pictured before the fatal crash over the weekend . After: Seen in a crumpled heap after the wreck, the car is entirely totaled with the family now broken as well . Riobe and her vehicle were discovered about 20 miles north of the scene, where Riobe was arrested. She was uninjured. She is being held on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked license and leaving the scene of a crash with deaths. The death crash close down I-75 for five hours as crews from six fire stations responded to the incident.
Driver Lanessa Riobe is accused of hitting the family's vehicle before fleeing the scene .
Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his 10-year-old daughter watched as their car caught on flames trapping his wife and his 12-year-old son inside .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:06 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 3 December 2012 . A father watched helplessly as his wife and son burned to death after their car was involved in a hit-and-run horror crash in Florida. Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his 10-year-old daughter Ana were able to get out of their vehicle after it was struck by a tractor trailer and exploded in flames. But his wife Deborah and 12-year-old son Eliezer Jr were unable to undo their seat belts. Shattered family: Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his daughter Ana, pictured left, watched helplessly when his wife and son Eliezer Jr, also left, perished in a car crash when Lanessa Riobe, right, hit their vehicle . Police said Maldonado, 34, and his daughter Ana, could do nothing as the car burst into flames on interstate I-75 near Ocala, Florida. The horrific crash was allegedly caused by Lanessa Riobe who was arrested after fleeing the scene. A Florida Highway Patrol spokesman said Riobe was driving behind Maldonando when she hit the rear of his Honda Civic car causing it to spin into the centre guardrail. Maldonado lost control of his car and veered back into the northbound lane where it came to a halt. Crash: The family were driving near Ocala, Florida when police say Riobe hit them, causing their family vehicle, seen after, to spin into a guardrail . Completely destroyed: While the family inside the car tried to get out, a tractor-trailer hit the vehicle causing it burst into flames . Second collision: That tractor trailer, seen after the crash, mutually burst into flames but its driver was able to escape uninjured . The driver of a 2006 Peterbuilt tractor trailer was unable to stop in time and slammed into the stationary vehicle. Both the car and the truck burst into flames. Riobe drove away from the accident scene. She was later arrested by FHP patrols officers. Mr Maldonado and his daughter were taken to Monroe Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The truck driver, whose name was not listed but who is from Davenport, was uninjured. Before: The family's vehicle is pictured before the fatal crash over the weekend . After: Seen in a crumpled heap after the wreck, the car is entirely totaled with the family now broken as well . Riobe and her vehicle were discovered about 20 miles north of the scene, where Riobe was arrested. She was uninjured. She is being held on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked license and leaving the scene of a crash with deaths. The death crash close down I-75 for five hours as crews from six fire stations responded to the incident.
his wife and son burned to death after their car family: Eliezer Soto Maldonado and his daughter by Lanessa Riobe who was arrested after fleeing Before: The family's vehicle is pictured before about 20 miles north of the scene, where Riobe