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.
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.
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.