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SUV Driver Sentenced In Death Of Local Toddler

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia

Published December 1, 2017 at 5:23 AM EST

The Columbus woman convicted of striking and killing an infant in a stroller in 2016 has been sentenced to 3 years in prison and will lose her drivers' license for life. 32-year-old Muhuba Mohamed was convicted of driving off the side of Westerville Road, striking a mailbox, and hitting the man who was pushing the 7-month-old in a stroller.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.

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