Report: Baby, toddler in mother’s lap during deadly Williston Road crash in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In an update on a crash in Gainesville that killed a toddler and a baby, TV20 has obtained a description of the crash from the Florida Department of Children and Families (DFC).

According to the document, a 6-month-old infant and a 1.5-year-old toddler were both sitting in their mother’s lap while she was driving on July 10.

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Her car collided with a van on Williston Road near the I-75 ramp.

Witnesses told TV20 one of the children was already dead when they rushed to help, and another gasped for breath one last time.

The 28-year-old mother was hospitalized with serious injuries.

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