Vanity Cabrera.
A Florida mother is facing a slew of charges, including manslaughter, after allegedly kidnapping her 5-year-old daughter — whom she did not have custody of — and fleeing from police, leading to a fatal crash.
Upon noticing authorities, Pamela began to flee and drive erratically at a high rate of speed, deputies allege in the report. The police pursuit ended with Pamela veering her SUV into a retention pond.
As the vehicle sank Pamela was able to escape, holding onto a tire to stay afloat. Vanity, however, became trapped underwater.
“The suspect observed the officers in the water and was yelling, ‘Help me. Save me,'” the report states, adding that Pamela “made no attempt to try and rescue her daughter” from the front seat.
By the time divers arrived and recovered Vanity from the sunken SUV, she was deceased.
Pamela now faces five felony charges: aggravated manslaughter of a child; vehicular homicide; aggravated felony fleeing or attempting to elude, causing death; battery on a law enforcement officer; and battery on an emergency medical care provider.
Prior to the incident, Vanity was in the care of her aunt and uncle, Whitney and Alex Baez.
“Although she was our niece we had custody of her and raised her like our own daughter,” the couple wrote in aGoFundMe campaignaiming to raise money for funeral expenses.
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Despite the tragic incident last month, Whitney and Alex made clear that they don’t want people looking down on Pamela.
source: people.com
