Hillsborough mother of 4 ID’d as woman killed on I-275 on Christmas morning

Hillsborough mother of 4 ID’d as woman killed on I-275 on Christmas morning


A 29-year-old woman who was discovered mendacity on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with important accidents and later died was a mother of 4 named Stephanie Contreras, the Florida Highway Patrol introduced Thursday.

A street ranger with the Florida Department of Transportation was on the interstate Christmas morning when the worker found Contreras lying on the northbound side of the interstate, south of Dale Mabry Highway, simply after 7 a.m., in line with the Highway Patrol.

Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of four from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was found lying on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with critical injuries and later died.
Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of 4 from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was discovered mendacity on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with important accidents and later died. [ Photo courtesy of the Contreras family, via the Florida Highway Patrol ]

Contreras had what troopers described as “a significant head injury, as well as road rash throughout her body.” She was taken to an space hospital, the place she later died.

The younger mother had 4 youngsters — an 8-year-old daughter, twin 2-year-old daughters and a 1-year-old son, the Highway Patrol mentioned in a news launch.

Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of four from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was found lying on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with critical injuries and later died.
Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of 4 from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was discovered mendacity on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with important accidents and later died. [ Photo courtesy of the Contreras family, via the Florida Highway Patrol ]
Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of four from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was found lying on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with critical injuries and later died.
Stephanie Contreras, a 29-year-old mother of 4 from Dover, was named by the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday as the woman who was discovered mendacity on the shoulder of Interstate 275 on Christmas morning with important accidents and later died. [ Photo courtesy of the Contreras family, via the Florida Highway Patrol ]

Contreras’ dying is below investigation, the company mentioned. Anyone with information about what occurred to Conteras is requested to name *FHP (*374) or contact Crime Stoppers at **TIPS (**8477).



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