Baby dies in Polk crash, mom critically injured

POLK COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The Florida Highway Patrol says it will take one to three months to wrap up a fatal crash investigation and to determine if any charges will be filed.

The crash occurred about 5 p.m. Sunday, at the intersection of Scenic Highway and US Highway 27 in Frostproof.

Troopers say a Dodge Ram, driven by 33-year-old Mitchell Hilkemeyer, ran a red light and slammed into a Chevy, killing a 6-month-old and critically injuring the baby's mother, Nicole Pounds, 34, of Sebring, Fl.

Pounds remains in intensive care and is in critical condition at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Pounds' 7-year-old-son, Isaiah Wiggins, was treated at a hospital and released. Pounds' boyfriend's mother, 53-year-old Harriet McClennon, and her niece, 10-month-old Passion McClennon, were also treated and released.

Their injuries had been listed as serious on an FHP crash report. 

Hilkemeyer, from Missouri, was not injured.



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