Friday, November 26, 2021

Tampa neurosurgeon charged with homicides

Tampa neurosurgeon charged with homicides

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Hillsborough neurosurgeon has been charged with homicides after police said he hit and killed a cyclist on Lizard’s stern street in early November.

Police say Philip Henkin, 59, drove his 2016 Tesla over the speed limit three times when he turned a corner in the oncoming lane and hit and killed a cyclist head-on before crashing into a tree.

Tampa man arrested for killing a cyclist after speeding and driving in the wrong direction

According to official information, the driver was killed immediately.

Police previously told 8 On Your Side that the speed limit near the accident was 20 mph.

Records show that Henkins’ alleged erratic driving was videotaped from a neighboring store. He was later charged with vehicle homicide, posted in Hillsborough County Jail on November 6, and released the same day on $ 7,500 bail.

The post Tampa neurosurgeon charged with homicides first appeared on Daily Florida Press.

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