TAMPA, Fla. -- The 20-year-old passenger in a street racing car that hit and killed a mother and her toddler as they crossed Bayshore Boulevard pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday morning.
Attorney Brian Gonzalez represents the defendant, Tristan Herrin. Gonzalez entered the not guilty plea for his client.
Herrin faces the misdemeanor charge of unlawful racing on a highway for the May 23 crash. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 7.
Tampa police say his brother Cameron, 18, was behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang that crashed into 24-year-old Jessica Raubenolt and her 2-year-old daughter, Lillia, while she was being pushed in a stroller. Tristan Herrin was a passenger in his brother's Mustang, police say.
In Florida, a passenger in a suspected street racing car can also be charged.
John Barrineau, 17, is accused of driving the other street-racing car. He and Cameron Herrin also are charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and street racing.
Investigators determined the Mustang was traveling 102 mph before the driver began braking hard right before the crash, according to gathered electronic evidence. The speed limit on Bayshore Boulevard was lowered to 35 mph from 40 mph since the crash.
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