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Pedestrian Walking On Tracks Killed By Train
Woman Killed, 3 Others Hurt In Deadly Crash
An unidentified man was killed by a train Sunday evening. The accident took place shortly before 6 p.m.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was homeless and his identification has not been released, pending notifi- cation of his next of kin.
Police said the man was walking down the railroad tracks eastbound in the area of Highview Road.
When the conductor ob- served the man on the tracks, he blew the horn, but was not able to stop before striking him. The man died at the scene.
The train had just left the Amtrak Station in downtown Tampa prior to the accident. There were approximately 120 passengers aboard when the accident took place, police said.
A 21-year-old Tampa woman was killed and three others injured in a traffic ac- cident. The accident took place early Friday.
According to the Tampa Po- lice Department, the accident took place at approximately 2:30 a.m., on Waters Avenue between El Portal Drive and N. Edison Avenue.
The two cars were traveling eastbound on Waters Avenue near El Portal Drive. The pre- liminary report indicates that both cars were traveling at a high rate of speed, and that the drivers and passengers in both cars knew each other. The two cars collided and veered off the road in a northeast direction, police said.
Ms. Aryelle M. Oxen- dine, of Tampa, was driving a 2007 Mazda. Her passenger was 20-year-old Erica Per-
struck a fence, several road sign posts, and a billboard sign support before coming to a stop against the Center of Transformation Church, 1001 W. Waters Avenue.
Ms. Oxendine died as a result of her injuries. Ms. Perryman was transported to a local hospital. Her in- juries were not known at press time.
The second vehicle, a 1999 Lexus, was driven by 20- year-old Fredreanna P. Hunt. Her passenger was 17- year-old Yalean Pimental. After the collision, Ms. Hunt’s vehicle struck a util- ity pole. Both Ms. Hunt and Ms. Pimental suffered non- life threatening injuries, po- lice said.
No charges have been filed in the accident. However, the investigation is continuing, police stated.
ARYELLE OXENDINE 10/3/1995 --- 5/5/2017
ryman. After the collision, Ms. Oxendine’s vehicle
Children Injured After Fallen Tree Brings Down Power Line
Two East Tampa children were shocked last Thursday by a fallen electric wire. The wire was knocked down after a tree fell, bringing it down.
Jermireka Merritt, 14, and Jermeal Merritt, 12, were both taken to a local hospital for burns. Both are expected to make a full recov- ery.
According to the Tampa Police Department, the 9-1-1 call was received at approxi- mately 6 p.m. Fire Rescue re- sponded to the intersection of N. 37th Street and E. Os- borne in reference to a tree being on fire. When firefight- ers arrived at the scene, they learned the tree, located on the property of 4808 N. 37th Street, had fallen on a nearby Tampa Electric pole, causing the pole to fall on the fence at 3624 E. Osborne Avenue.
Soon after the tree fell, the children ran from the home and seeing the shrubs on fire, attempted to jump over the fence to get out of the yard. At that point, both received a minor electrical shock as a re- sult of the downed electric wire.
Both children received
This large oak tree came crashing down in front of an East Tampa home last Thursday. (Photo by Fred Harris)
This photograph shows the live power line on the ground that electrified the fence the children touched. (Photo by Fred Harris)
minor burns and were trans- ported to Tampa General Hospital. The intersection
was temporarily closed while TECO responded to the scene.
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