CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested Thursday after crashing a motorcycle while riding on it with a 17-month-old baby on his lap, investigators said.
Clearwater police said Dontrell Stanley, 35, ran a stop sign and thought he was going to hit an oncoming vehicle, so he dropped the motorcycle, WTVT reported.
A 17-month-old baby girl was critically injured when she was riding in the lap of her stepfather when his motorcycle crashed. She went to All Children’s Hospital. He likely will face multiple charges as a result of the crash, which occurred when he ran a stop sign. pic.twitter.com/37d4BdKtY9
— Clearwater Police Department (@myclearwaterPD) April 9, 2021
The baby was thrown from the motorcycle and landed beneath the car, the Tampa Bay Times reported. She was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.
Stanley, the child’s stepfather, was taken to a hospital for treatment. He was then arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm and operating a motorcycle without a license, according to jail records. He was released on $10,250 bond.
This is Dontrell Stanley, the motorcyclist who crashed Thursday evening while having a 17-month-old girl riding along in his lap. He's been charged with neglect of a child with great bodily harm and having no valid driver's license. He's in the Pinellas County Jail this morning. pic.twitter.com/8NDongtm5m
— Clearwater Police Department (@myclearwaterPD) April 9, 2021
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