Child Pedestrian Accident

Tampa Car Crash: Speeding Driver Kills Four, Raises Questions on Police Chase Protocols

4 dead, 11 injured after speeding car in Tampa crashes into business, pedestrians. This is just devastating. Four lives lost, eleven people injured – it’s hard to even wrap your head around the scale of the tragedy. And the fact that it happened because of reckless driving, combined with a police chase, makes it all the more infuriating. The news is full of these kinds of stories, and it’s easy to become numb to them, but this one hits hard. It really does.

4 dead, 11 injured after speeding car in Tampa crashes into business, pedestrians. The immediate reaction is to want to see the driver face the harshest possible punishment.… Continue reading

Parents Charged With Manslaughter After Son, 7, Killed in Accident

Following the death of their 7-year-old son, Legend, who was struck by a vehicle while walking home from a store with his older brother, Jessica Ivey and Samuele Jenkins were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The parents, who stated this was the first time the children walked home unaccompanied, allowed their sons to cross a four-lane road between crosswalks. Gastonia police determined the driver was not at fault, focusing instead on the parents’ alleged negligence in ensuring the children’s safety. The parents are currently being held on $1.5 million bond.

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