Dover 4 critically injured when car flips

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 2, 2007

Three brothers and their friend were critically injured in a late-night one-car crash Wednesday, Hillsborough County sheriff's officials said.

Filiberto, Cipriano and Victor Hernandez-Santiago, ages 31, 24 and 18, and Samuel Trejo-Martinez, 17, were in a 1999 Ford Mustang headed south on McIntosh Road just before midnight when the driver apparently lost control and struck a utility pole, the sheriff's office said. Deputies were unsure who was driving.

The Mustang careened off the road into a strawberry field, flipping over. All the passengers were flung from the car except Filiberto Hernandez-Santiago, who was trapped inside.

Filiberto and Cipriano Hernandez-Santiago were taken to Tampa General Hospital, while Victor Hernandez-Santiago and Trejo-Martinez were taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, the sheriff's office said.

All four had life-threatening injuries. Ellen Fiss, a spokeswoman for Tampa General Hospital, said Cipriano Hernandez-Santiago is in critical condition, and Filiberto is in serious condition.

Deputies are investigating, and said alcohol was involved.

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