Arrests made in Orlando shooting

Baby killed in turnpike crash

A 1-month-old boy who was riding on a passenger’s lap died Thursday when their car crashed on Florida’s Turnpike near Orlando and he was ejected, law enforcement officials said.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the baby was riding on the lap of a 41-yearold woman at 6:35 a.m. when their driver, a 38-year-old man, did not stop and their car slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer in Osceola County, south of Orlando. The boy was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.

The highway patrol said the three were from Los Angeles, but did not confirm if they were a family. The FHP said the woman was hospitalized in critical condition, while the man was in serious condition. The truck driver was not hurt. No names were released.

Florida law requires infants to ride in secured baby carriers or in an car seat built into the vehicle. — Associated Press

Woman found shot inside car dies at hospital

Orange County deputies found a woman shot inside a car Wednesday afternoon, who later died at a hospital, the Sheriff ’s Office said.

The woman, 23-year-old Jemile Pittman, was found shortly before 4 p.m. near Bren Lee Court and South Rio Grande Ave, an unidentified OCSO spokesperson said in an email.

No information was released about a suspect or the circumstances of the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 407-423-8477.

— Lisa Maria Garza

An Orlando man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in his home Wednesday night near Columbia St. and Parramore Ave., according to the Orlando Police Department.

No other victims were reported. OPD said officers detained several people who may have been involved. — Garfield Hylton

Woman crossing OBT hit, killed

A 60-year-old Michigan woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while trying to cross Orange Blossom Trail on Wednesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The unidentified woman was hit about 10 p.m. crossing OBT near the intersection of Consulate Drive in Orange County, but not in a crosswalk, said FHP Lt. Kim Montes.

The tractor-trailer was headed northbound on OBT when it struck the woman, who later died after being transported to Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Montes said.

— Richard Tribou