Parents Dead After Being Hit by Car in Front of 7-Year-Old Daughter, Who Was Only a ‘Few Feet Away’

The couple, who were visiting Florida from Massachusetts, were crossing a street near their hotel when they were fatally struck, according to local officials

A couple died after they were struck by a car in front of their young daughter while they were attempting to cross a Florida roadway, according to local officials.

Ronald Jean-Baptiste, 54, and Yanique Pierre, 46, who were visiting Lakeland from Massachusetts, were attempting to cross the street with their 7-year-old child near their hotel on Wednesday, Aug. 7, when they were hit by a Toyota Yaris that was headed southbound on South Florida Avenue, according to a news release from city officials.

The crash occurred at the intersection of South Florida Avenue and Imperial Boulevard shortly before 11 p.m. local time, per officials. The girl, who was just "a few feet away" from her parents at the time, was not physically injured.

Despite receiving life-saving measures from first-responders, the couple was pronounced dead at the scene. Their daughter is now “in the care of family members.”

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Jean-Baptiste worked as a pastor while Pierre worked at a salon, according to Christine Cummings, the couple’s longtime neighbor, per FOX affiliate WFXT. They had three children, she said.

“They were too young,” Cummings told the station. “My heart breaks for those two.

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Preliminary evidence and statements from witnesses indicate that the driver “had a green light while traveling through the intersection of Imperial Boulevard” at the time of the crash, according to city officials.

The 22-year-old driver, who was not injured, remained at the scene after the crash, which remains under investigation. Officials said the driver “did not exhibit obvious indications of impairment at the scene.”

Lakeland Police Officer Stephanie Kerr said crosswalks in the area where the crash occurred “are very marked and pronounced,” and that the area is “well-lit,” according to NBC affiliate WFLA-TV.

“It’s a business area so even though it’s late at night, there still can be pedestrians walking around,” she explained.

So far, no charges have been filed.

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More than $33,000 has been raised so far through a GoFundMe campaign started to support the couple’s three daughters in wake of the tragedy.

“May god be with them all,” said Cummings, per WFXT. “They were just wonderful people."

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