A car struck two Tampa students as they walked to school, killing one.<\/p>\n
Sisters Victoria and Norma Velasquez-Cabrera were crossing Hillsborough Avenue on the 2500 block to get to Middleton High at about 7:15 a.m. on a recent Tuesday. A car in the center lane stopped to let them cross. But a car approaching from the far lane, driven by Deja Johnson, aged 17 and a fellow student, continued past. Johnson struck the two girls, and Norma passed away after a four-day coma.<\/p>\n
Tampa personal injury attorney Robert Joyce calls attention to the fact that this is not the first fatal accident involving a Middleton student crossing six-lane Hillsborough Avenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2011, a 15-year-old named Shenika Davis was killed while walking to Middleton as well,\u201d Mr. Joyce says.<\/p>\n
Tampa police have ramped up enforcement efforts in the area for both drivers and pedestrians. Both of the girls who were killed on their way to school (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A car struck two Tampa students as they walked to school, killing one. Sisters Victoria and Norma Velasquez-Cabrera were crossing Hillsborough Avenue on the 2500 block to get to Middleton High at about 7:15 a.m. on a recent Tuesday. A…<\/span><\/p>\n