Norma Velasquez-Cabrera, 15, and Victoria Velasquez-Cabrera, 14, seriously injured after they are struck by car while crossing a street in Tampa, Florida
Modified Date:
Thu, 05/07/2015 - 1:32pmAccident Date:
Monday, March 17, 2014Middleton student hit on East Hillsborough Avenue dies.
A Middleton High School student involved in a pedestrian accident on East Hillsborough Avenue has died.
Two teens hit by car in Tampa.
Two teenage sisters were injured after a driver struck them early Tuesday morning.
Two teenage sisters were injured after a driver struck them early Tuesday morning.
A Tampa Police spokesperson says Norma Velasquez-Cabrera, 15, and Victoria Velasquez-Cabrera, 14, just left their apartment in the Meridian Pointe complex and were walking to Middleton High School. As they tried to cross East Hillsborough Avenue, they were hit by a car at 7:15 a.m.
Norma is critically injured, Davis said. Their mother rushed to the hospital to be with them.
The driver of the sedan is Deja Johnson, 17, a student at Hillsborough High School. Police said the sisters were not at a crosswalk. Johnson stopped immediately after the crash and Davis said it doesn't appear to be her fault.Johnson was not injured.
TPD officers are still on scene investigating the crash.
All lanes on Hillsborough Avenue are now open near N 22nd St.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, JaywalkingPeople Involved:
Norma Velasquez-Cabrera
Victoria Velasquez-Cabrera
Deja Johnson
Roadway:
East Hillsborough AvenueCity:
Tampa, FLCounty:
Hillsborough County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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