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Mass. 7-Year-Old Only Feet Away As Parents Killed Crossing Road On Vacation; Victims ID'd
A 7-year-old Middlesex County girl was only feet away from her parents as they were killed crossing a road in Lakeland, Florida, authorities said.
Ronald Jeanbaptiste, 54, and Yanique Pierre, 46, both of Everett, were struck along Imperial Boulevard as they attempted to cross. The Toyota Yaris that hit them had a green line, Lakeland Police said, but the investigation remains ongoing.
No charges have been filed.
The child was not injured and was placed in the care of family members.
"There were no environmental contributors to the crash, and the driver of the Yaris …
61-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Robbery Outside Tewksbury Bank
A pair of middle-aged purse snatchers attacked a woman outside a Middlesex County bank, sending her to the hospital, officials say.
Keith Fauth, of Haverhill, and Christine Brogna, of Laconia, New Hampshire, were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 9, after they allegedly shoved a 61-year-old woman to the ground of a bank's parking lot located at 1527 Main Street in Tewksbury, according to the Tewksbury Police Department.
Fauth, age 50, and Brogna, age 51, pushed a woman to the ground to steal her purse, an initial investigation suggests. The 61-year-old victim needed to be hospitalized…
