Authorities in Florida say a man hurled his daughter off a bridge early this morning, killing the girl.
The Associated Press reports that 25-year-old John Jonchuck of Tampa, Fla. sped up to a bridge over Tampa Bay in his car last Thursday, stopping before an officer could pull him over. Jonchuck then exited the vehicle and removed his 5-year-old daughter, Phoebe, from it before throwing off the bridge.
The girl fell an estimated 60 feet, and her body was recovered about a mile away roughly 90 minutes later. Despite emergency responders' attempts to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead just before 3 a.m.
According to St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway, Jonchuck got back into his vehicle and drove off, even driving directly towards responding officers at one point. After a brief chase, Jonchuck was arrested and returned to St. Petersburg, Fla. for questioning.
Johncuck has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated fleeing and eluding police, and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle on a law enforcement officer.
[via Associated Press]
