Posted on 05/26/2018 9:36:50 AM PDT by BBell
A 21-month-old girl whose mother was killed while crossing a boulevard in Florida during an illegal street race has died, police said.
The girl, Lillia Raubenolt, was being pushed in a stroller by her mother, Jessica Raubenolt, of Jeromesville, Ohio, across Bayshore Boulevard near West Knights Avenue in Tampa early Wednesday when they were mowed down by a black Ford Mustang that police said had been racing side by side on the roadway against a gold Nissan.
Witnesses told the Tampa Bay Times the two cars reached speeds as high as 60 mph, but investigators were unable to confirm that. Other people on the scene also reported hearing the Mustang’s engine purr loudly just prior to the deadly crash.
Police announced Lillia’s death late Thursday, one day after Raubenolt was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital. The young mother and daughter were on vacation and took a walk along the busy roadway after days of rain, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Raubenolt’s uncle, John Reisinger, said he forgave the three men facing charges in the fatal crash, including both drivers and a passenger in the Mustang.
“We’re praying for those young boys and their families,” John Reisinger told the newspaper. “We hope that something good will come of this foolish accident. That’s what Jessie would want.”
Raubenolt was remembered as a devoted mother who married her husband, David, in 2016 after meeting him while studying nutrition at Kent State University. Raubenolt was visiting Florida prior to the crash so her husband could get certified in Pompano Beach as a single-engine airplane pilot, according to the newspaper.
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Looks like they have a combined IQ in the low 200s. And racing cars that got up to 60 miles an hour?
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Police are now saying the car was going 102mph based on data taken from the car.
“... took a walk along the busy roadway after days of rain...”
It’s a god-awful gut wrenching tragedy and deepest sympathies to all concerned. But maybe it’s just me remembering a time when one made damn sure the street was safe before crossing....especially with a little kid. I fear people are too naive, nonchalant and trusting in this brutal country. Also, getting buggered by a car was just one of the potential threats this poor attractive white woman faced whilst wandering the streets of a strange city. Sad.
It's caused by that stupid stop for pedestrians crap ...
“...It’s caused by that stupid stop for pedestrians crap ...”
True...people trust that drivers will stop for pedestrians in the zebra stripes.
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