Crime & Safety
Brandon Toddler Dies In Crash On Selmon Expressway: FHP
State troopers said the 1-year-old boy was not in a car seat or otherwise restrained when the crash occurred.
BRANDON, FL — A 1-year-old child has died following a crash Sunday on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 11:37 p.m., a 20-year-old Brandon woman was driving a Hyundai Sonata west in the outside lane of the expressway when she lost control and the Hyundai struck a guardrail.
The Hyundai ricocheted back into the travel lanes and collided with a Nissan Pathfinder driven by a 47-year-old Riverview woman.
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The 1-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he died. The driver of the Hyundai suffered serious injuries and a 27-year-old passenger from Tampa had minor injuries.
The driver of the Pathfinder suffered minor injuries and her passengers, a 25-year-old Riverview woman and a 6-year-old Riverview girl, were uninjured.
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According to the highway patrol, the 1-year-old boy was not in a car seat or other safety restraints.
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