Kandace Michelle Tapia, 24, killed and Karen Juarez, 22, injured in single-vehicle rollover crash on I-275 in Tampa, Florida

Modified Date: 
Tue, 05/31/2016 - 7:14am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 3, 2015

I-275 pickup crash kills only occupant among 5 not wearing seatbelt

Three other passengers suffered only minor injuries.

Tampa woman killed in single-vehicle crash on I-275

The Ford was traveling northbound in the inside lane of I-275 approaching the junction to I-4 when it went out of control, traveled across all northbound lanes and collided with the concrete barrier wall.

A passenger in a pickup truck was killed after a rollover crash on I-275 early Saturday morning. Kandice Michelle Tapia, 24, was the only one of five occupants who was not wearing a seatbelt, and the only one who was ejected and who died. The driver, 22-year-old Karen Juarez of Tampa, was seriously injured and transported to Tampa General. The truck was traveling north on I-275 near the I-4 interchange around midnight when Juarez lost control, swerved onto the shoulder and collided with the concrete barrier wall. The truck overturned several times, and Tapia was ejected. It is not yet known if alcohol usage was a factor in the crash.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Kandace Michelle Tapia
Karen Juarez
Roadway: 
I-275
City: 
Tampa, FL

Comments

I'm the mother of kandace tapia and her name is spelled Kandace not kandice..just wondering if somebody can change that please..thank u

To anyone who has lost someone dear to you like we have lost kandace ...may you find some type of happiness and reason to move on because its been going on 2 years and its so hard to live with out this special indiviual ....she was so special and dear and did not deserve what happen to her and her children didnt deserve it either

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