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Children, Father Die When Car Falls Off I-75 Overpass
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
A 31-year-old father and his two children died in a traf- fic accident early Sunday. The children’s mother was trans- ported to a local hospital.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident took place at 2:26 a.m. in the northbound lane of I-75 north of State Road 60.
Officials said Ronald L. Green, II, was driving a 2005 Maserati northbound on I-75 north of State Road 60. Ms. Tiffany Lasha Young, 26, of Bartow, Sariyah Green, 9, and five-year-old Ronald Green, III, were passengers in the vehicle. The family lived in Bartow.
Green reportedly lost control of the vehicle and en- tered the center median. The vehicle then collided with a guardrail and a concrete bar- rier wall. It then flipped over the barrier wall and fell be- tween the I-75 overpass and onto Woodberry Road, where
it burst into flame. Investigators said that
after the car flipped over the barrier wall, both Green and Ms. Young were ejected from the vehicle. Green and both children died at the scene.
Ms. Young was trans-
ported to Tampa General Hos- pital with serious injuries. She was treated and has since been released, her father, Reggie Smith said.
No funeral home had been chosen at press time and arrangements were incom- plete.
Ronald Green, II, along with daughter, Sariyah, and son, Ronald Green, III, died in a traffic accident early Sunday. The children’s mother, Ms. Tiffany Young, survived the accident.
FYI
Veteran Day Closings
City of Tampa offices will be closed on Friday, Novem- ber 11, 2016, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
Customers scheduled for collection service or needing access to the McKay Bay Transfer Station on Friday, November 11, 2016 will be af- fected. Regular garbage col- lection service will resume the next scheduled service day (Tuesday, November 15, 2016). Recycling and yard waste collection will resume on Friday, November 18, 2016.
Most Hillsborough County offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, Nov.
11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Closed facilities include the administrative offices of County government, all li- braries, recreation centers, Head Start/Early Head Start centers, all service centers, senior centers, and nutrition sites.
Veterans Day Tribute
Hillsborough County Consumer & Veterans Serv- ices and the Veterans Council of Hillsborough County will host the county’s 52nd An- nual Veterans Day Tribute on Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a. m. The event will take place at Veterans Memorial Park and
Museum, 3602 U. S. High- way 301 N., Tampa.
HART Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, HART service will operate on a reg- ular Friday service schedule. Also, the TECO Line Street- car System will operate on a Friday service schedule from7a.m.to1:30 a.m. There will be no service on Veterans Day for Routes 24X and 25LX.
HART Recognizes Veteran Emoployees
HART employs 114 veter- ans, reservists and active mil- itary from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, representing nearly 10 percent of the workforce, and in honor of their contributions these em- ployees were presented with a thank you card and a pin to commemorate their service. The pin can be worn on the HART uniform as a visible reminder of the sacrifices the veterans and their family members have en- dured in the service of their country, reminding transit users and the community at large of the depth of their commitment and dedication.
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