Drunk Bradenton mom found throwing up on I-275 drove nearly 4 times the legal limit with kid in vehicle: FHP

The Brief

  • Holly Lynn Ross is accused of having a breath alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit when troopers say she was found on the side of I-275 throwing up with a toddler in her backseat.
  • According to FHP, Ross had struck a wall on the Howard Frankland Bridge moments earlier.
  • She was charged with DUI, child neglect and failing to stay on the scene of a crash.

TAMPA, Fla. A Bradenton mother is accused of being drunk when troopers say she hit a wall on the Howard Frankland Bridge and took off with a toddler in the backseat.

The backstory:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a bystander called shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and said that a woman was feeling sick and was throwing up in a Black Chevy Traverse on I-275 between Westshore Blvd. and Lois Avenue.

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