Tampa mother, son, nephew thrown from car during crash on I-75 ramp in Temple Terrace
The Brief
A Tampa mother along with her young son and nephew were seriously injured in a crash on I-75 near Fowler Avenue in Temple Terrace.
The driver failed to negotiate the curve of the ramp, causing her car to veer off the road and flip twice.
The 22-year-old driver, her three-year-old son and five-year-old nephew were all thrown from the car during the crash.
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - A Tampa mother along with her young son and nephew were seriously injured in a crash on I-75 near Fowler Avenue in Temple Terrace Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
What we know
Troopers said the 22-year-old Tampa woman, who was driving a Toyota Camry, was heading northbound along the I-75 entrance ramps that leads from Fowler Avenue.
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They said she failed to negotiate the curve of the ramp, causing her car to veer off the road and flip twice.
The 22-year-old driver, her three-year-old son and five-year-old nephew were all thrown from the car during the crash and suffered serious injuries, FHP said.
What we don't know
FHP did not release the identities of the driver or the children.
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The information in this story was released by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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