Authorities on Thursday, April 30, arrested a St. Petersburg mother and charged her with aggravated child manslaughter in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son, who was struck and killed by a pickup truck last October, officials said. The arrest follows an investigation into the toddler’s death on 49th Avenue North near 80th Street North. Neighbors and witnesses told investigators the children had been playing in a front yard next to the roadway.
Crash details
The Florida Highway Patrol said the child wandered from a nearby home and walked into the path of a Ford F-450 that was traveling eastbound on 49th Avenue North west of 80th Street North. Troopers said the boy died at the scene. The driver, a 34-year-old Valrico man, was not identified by name in reports. These details were contained in trooper reports, as reported by FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
Arrest and affidavit
According to WTSP, the arrest affidavit names 32-year-old Alejandra…..