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A Tampa-Bay area child has died after being hit by a jeep driving down the child’s road. Delany Rossman, 5, was part of a set of triplets. Delany was playing with her sisters and another child when the Jeep drove onto the road’s shoulder, hitting a pickup truck then hitting the girls. after the Jeep hit the little girls, Betty-Jo Tagerson, the driver of the Jeep, was thrown from the vehicle. The Jeep was still in motion after Tagerson was thrown and hit a parked vehicle before coming to a stop.
Delany was pronounced dead the day after the accident occurred. One of Delany’s sisters was hospitalized in critical condition. Tagerson sustained serious personal injuries – police are waiting on the toxicology reports, charges are pending. If you would like to read more on this story please see Child dies after being hit by a Jeep while playing in her front yard.
The death of this little girl is a tragedy for her family and community. Car accidents involving other vehicles or pedestrians happen too often in Florida. If you would like to see statistics involving Florida’s rate of car crashes please see Florida’s Drivers among the Worst – New York Stinks, While Idaho is Tops. Drivers need to stay attentive and keep their focus on the road while driving.