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Driver hits 15-year-old girl walking to school
Byave Balut
Tampa, Florida - Pauline Spears woke to a phone call telling her one of her children at Chamberlain High School had been in an accident.
Tampa Police say 15-year-old Katie Wood was in the crosswalk at North Boulevard and Busch Boulevard about 6:45 Wednesday morning when a truck ran a red light and threw her across the intersection.
Linda Cobbe, Hillsborough Schools' Spokesperson:
There are five students who witnessed it and they have been provided counseling.
The driver stopped right away. Police cited 53-year-old Alfredo Fierro of Tampa for running a red light, but say he was not speeding and does not meet the criteria for criminal charges.
Pauline Spears, Accident Vic
tim's Mother:
" think he should serve time for what he did to
my daughter. He shouldn't get away with it. It's not fair.
Spears says her daughter Katie has a learning disability and usually rides the bus to school. But she likes to walk a few times a month, when the weather's nice.
Pauline Spears:
"t's normal for a child her age. She wanted to be like all the other children and walk.
Ron Wood, Accident Victim's Brother: " was on my way to school and didn't stop to look to see who it was.
Katie's brother Ron, a senior at Chamberlain High, left for school after his sister and says he's also had close calls crossing the busy intersection of Busch Boulevard and North Boulevard.
Ron Wood:
" see people run red lights every day when I go to school. They just don't care.
Pauline Spears:
"'m really angry, I want him to pay for what he did. He shouldn't be free. He ran the r
ed l
ight
. He
was wrong. My daughter was not.
The driver told police he was on his w
ay to work and thought the light was still green. He saw the girl and slammed on the brakes, but it was too late.
Police say Alfredo Fierro was very upset after the crash. Authorites say he has no criminal history and not even a traffic ticket, until the accident near Chamberlain High School.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23257
Driver hits 15-year-old girl walking to school
Byave Balut
Tampa, Florida - Pauline Spears woke to a phone call telling her one of her children at Chamberlain High School had been in an accident.
Tampa Police say 15-year-old Katie Wood was in the crosswalk at North Boulevard and Busch Boulevard about 6:45 Wednesday morning when a truck ran a red light and threw her across the intersection.
Linda Cobbe, Hillsborough Schools' Spokesperson:
There are five students who witnessed it and they have been provided counseling.
The driver stopped right away. Police cited 53-year-old Alfredo Fierro of Tampa for running a red light, but say he was not speeding and does not meet the criteria for criminal charges.
Pauline Spears, Accident Vic
tim's Mother:
" think he should serve time for what he did to
my daughter. He shouldn't get away with it. It's not fair.
Spears says her daughter Katie has a learning disability and usually rides the bus to school. But she likes to walk a few times a month, when the weather's nice.
Pauline Spears:
"t's normal for a child her age. She wanted to be like all the other children and walk.
Ron Wood, Accident Victim's Brother: " was on my way to school and didn't stop to look to see who it was.
Katie's brother Ron, a senior at Chamberlain High, left for school after his sister and says he's also had close calls crossing the busy intersection of Busch Boulevard and North Boulevard.
Ron Wood:
" see people run red lights every day when I go to school. They just don't care.
Pauline Spears:
"'m really angry, I want him to pay for what he did. He shouldn't be free. He ran the r
ed l
ight
. He
was wrong. My daughter was not.
The driver told police he was on his w
ay to work and thought the light was still green. He saw the girl and slammed on the brakes, but it was too late.
Police say Alfredo Fierro was very upset after the crash. Authorites say he has no criminal history and not even a traffic ticket, until the accident near Chamberlain High School.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23257