ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a pregnant Tampa woman and her unborn child are dead, and seven other children injured, after a crash in southwest Florida.
      
Investigators say 35-year-old Shakia Peterson was riding in a 2003 Ford Expedition Saturday morning on Interstate 75 in Manatee County when one of the vehicle's tires failed.

According to the FHP, the driver, 45-year-old Freddie James, was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. It began rotating, entered a shoulder of the highway and began to overturn.

Seven children, ages 12 to 17, were hospitalized. Two are in critical condition.
      
James and four of the children suffered serious injuries.