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Mom Charged With
Woman Killed
Motorcyclist Dies In Single Vehicle Accident
Manslaughter In
In Traffic
Death Of Infant
Accident
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her infant daughter. The child died earlier this year.
According to the Lakeland Police Department, officers responded to 3215 Baird Av- enue in reference to a death investigation on May 28th. The victim was two-month old Xzayla Harris. The mother, Ms. Brittany C. Harris, re- portedly left the infant with a babysitter.
When she returned to the residence, Ms. Harris took custody of the baby and the babysitter left. A friend later checked on Ms. Harris and found her in bed with Xzayla tightly wrapped in a blanket and between Ms. Harris’ legs, police said.
The friend immediately called for help, and the infant was transported to Lakeland Regional Hospital. The infant died at the hospital.
Detectives said Ms. Har- ris reportedly admitted to being intoxicated and not having a plan to have anyone care for the infant after the
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BRITTANY C. HARRIS
babysitter left.
The autopsy showed the
cause of death for the infant as suffocation. At the time of the death of the infant the mother’s toxicology report showed alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine in her sys- tem.
After the death of the in- fant, Ms. Harris left the state. She was located in Michigan in August, where she was staying in a homeless shelter. On November 27th, she was arrested by the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Of- fice, without incident. She is being held without bond and will be extradited in the fu- ture, police said.
trol, Kahled Marie, 52, of Tampa, was driving on U. S. 301 Wednesday evening. Ms. Jamie Marie Jones, of Ho- mosassa, was walking east on Williams Road in a marked crosswalk across U. S. High- way 301.
Marie’s 2012 Volkswagen Jetta struck Ms. Jones and she received serious injuries. She was transported to Florida Hospital, where she later died as a result of her in- juries.
Charges in the accident are continuing and the investiga- tion is continuing.
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APRIL N. HAVENS
A 19-year-old woman died after being involved in a single-vehicle accident. The accident took place at the intersection of N. 30th Street and E. 109th Avenue.
According to Tampa Po- lice, at approximately 10:20 a.m., Ms. April N. Havens, of Riverview, was riding her motorcycle south- bound on N. 30th Street, at a high rate of speed. She was wearing a motorcycle hel- met at the time of the acci-
April Havens on 2008 Yamaha motorcycle
dent.
Ms. Havens apparently
lost control of the motorcy- cle when she passed the rail- road tracks. She lost control of the vehicle and it struck the curb. She then ejected from the vehicle. The motor- cycle continued on striking an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn, police said.
Ms. Havens was trans- ported to Florida Hospital, where she died.
A 34-year- woman died at a local hospital after being struck by a vehicle. The accident took place in Thonotosassa. According to the Florida Highway Pa-
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According to the Tampa Police Department, Joseph Obregon, 31, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide.
Witnesses told police that Obregon was rapidly accel- erating the engine of the 2012 Dodge Ram he was driving while stopped at the traffic light. A white pick-up truck next to Obregon was also operating in a similar man- ner, police said.
Both vehicles stopped for the traffic light at Florida Av- enue and Sligh. However, both then accelerated, reach- ing a speed estimated at 70 miles per hour, police said.
Obregon’s vehicle then struck a 2008 Toyota RAV 4 that was crossing Sligh Av- enue. The impact of the crash resulted in the RAV 4 to strike a TECO pole.
The passenger in the vehi- cle, identified as William
JOSEPH OBREGON Val Swartz, 88, died as a re-
sult of his injuries. The driver of the RAV 4 was listed in
For several weeks, teachers in Hillsborough County have been in negotiations with the Hillsborough County School District. Recently, they began protesting because they have not received raises the district reportedly promised them.
On Tuesday, teachers con- verged on the Hillsborough School Board meeting in a show of solidarity.
The Union stated that the $1.8 million would be divided among more than 20,000 em- ployees, which equals to about $92 per employee.
The Union stated that the School District had promised about one-third of the teach- ers a $4,000 raise that they have not received.
The negotiations between the Union and the School Dis- trict are continuing.
critical condition. Obregon was
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also charged with reckless driving with serious bodily harm, reckless driving with injury and property damage, and
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racing.
The driver of the other ve-
hicle has not been identified. The investigation is continu- ing.
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