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A Sarasota mother whose two young kids were killed in a hit-and-run crash in February has died.
Taeler Joy Bennett, 29, had been in critical condition since the evening of Feb. 10 when she and two of her kids — 2-year-old Rio and 5-month-old Kiylan — were hit by the driver of a Lexus ES300 who left the scene.
Rio and Kiylan died while Bennett was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.
The driver was later identified as 72-year-old June Fenton. Fenton was arrested on March 3 and charged with two counts of leaving the scene of a traffic crash resulting in a fatality and one count of leaving the scene of a traffic crash resulting in serious injury.
That last charge will be upgraded due to Bennett's death, the state attorney's office told 10 Tampa Bay.
Fenton has since been released on bond, prompting outrage from family and community members.