Florida Highway Patrol says a woman and two children were hit by a car while walking along a road in Hardee County.
Troopers say the woman was 8 months pregnant and lost the baby.
Troopers say it happened around 6:45 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Old Bradenton Road and Falcon Lane.
Investigators say Jose Montes-Loredo, 57, of Wauchula drove off the side of the road and hit the 26-year-old Wauchula mother and her 6- and 8-year-old children.
The mother and her 6-year-old son are in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital.
He is charged with careless driving resulting in death and driving without a license involving death.
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