Before Jessica Raubenolt was fatally struck by a speeding black Mustang on Wednesday, the gray skies she had seen all week had turned blue so she decided to take her baby out in the stroller.
Her husband David had just completed his flight certification in Pompano Beach and could now fly single engine planes. In another week, the young couple would leave the home of her uncle John Reisinger off Bayshore Boulevard and return to Jeromesville, Ohio, where he would start flight school.
Their bright future was cut short when a young man racing another car slammed into Jessica Raubenolt and her 21-month-old daughter Lillia as mother pushed baby across Bayshore, Tampa police said.
Jessica Raubenolt, 24, died at Tampa General Hospital. Lillia was listed in critical condition there Wednesday morning and a police report said she is not expected to survive.
The three people accused in her death have been released on bail while police investigate the collision.
"She made a mark on this world. That her death will not diminish," said John Reisinger, 62, who lives a quarter of a mile from the accident scene. "The biggest tragedy is that more people didn?t know her."
Tristan Christopher Herrin, 20, a passenger in the car that fatally struck an Ohio woman on Wednesday, was released from the Hillsborough County jail around 3 a.m. after posting $500 bail on a misdemeanor charge of racing, jail records show.
He was the passenger in a black 2018 Ford Mustang that was driven by his brother, 18-year-old Cameron Herrin, who hours later was released after posting $10,000 bail, police said.
Cameron Herrin and 17-year-old John Alexander Barrineau, who was driving a gold Nissan, each face charges of vehicular homicide, street racing, and reckless driving resulting in serious bodily injury.
None of the three have a criminal record in Florida, according to a search of Florida Department of Law Enforcement records.
They are accused of racing along Bayshore Boulevard at speeds witnesses say reached 60 mph just before noon when they struck the victims. One witness saw Jessica Raubenolt fly through the air upon impact, according to an arrest report.
"We?re praying for those young boys and their families," Reisinger said. "As much as this will negatively affect our lives, we hope that something good can come of this. We hope something good will come of this foolish accident. That?s what Jessie would want."
Jessica and David married two years ago, Reisinger said. He described Jessica as a devoted mother, wife, niece and relative.
http://www.tbo.com/news/publicsafety...ting_168532289