Florida driver accused of slamming into mom walking 2 kids to school, killing 6-year-old: ‘Terrible tragedy’

The Brief

  • A child is dead and her mother and brother are in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Tampa on Tuesday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
  • It happened shortly before 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of Mohr Road and Sheldon Road.
  • Hillsborough County Undersheriff Thomas St. John said the driver will be cited for violation of right-of-way involving a death.

TAMPA, Fla. A 6-year-old girl is dead and her mother and 10-year-old brother are in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Tampa on Tuesday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

What we know:

Hillsborough County Undersheriff Thomas St. John said a 45-year-old mother was walking her two children to school and as she crossed Sheldon Road in a crosswalk, a driver turning from Mohr Road onto Sheldon Road struck the trio.

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