Police: Pregnant woman killed in scooter crash might have been hit by tractor-trailer

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A 28-year-old pregnant woman who died Tuesday evening after crashing while riding a scooter might have been struck by a tractor-trailer, the New Smyrna Beach Police Department said Thursday.

Police said they were called at about 11 p.m. to State Road 44 and La Casa Drive after someone found the woman and the scooter lying in the median near the Sugar Mill Mobile Home and RV Park.

Investigators said Gelisha De Chelle Smith was taken to AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, where she was pronounced dead.

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"Police are investigating the crash but have very little to go on at this point," New Smyrna Beach police Lt. Shane Riggle said Wednesday. "There are no known witnesses to this incident as of yet, and we need help in determining what happened."

Riggle said Thursday that detectives obtained surveillance footage from a nearby business that leads them to believe another vehicle might have been involved in the crash.

"The video we have obtained appears to show a scooter going eastbound on State Road 44 in front of the Sugar Mill Mobile Home Park and then being struck from behind by a passing semitruck," he said. "The video is of poor quality and does not show any identifying marks on the commercial vehicle."

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Riggle said investigators are trying to enhance the video.

He said the tractor-trailer, which could have minor to moderate front-end damage, was traveling east on State Road 44 between Interstate 95 and South Myrtle Avenue between 10:55 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Smith's husband, Jatavious Moore, is looking for answers.

"You're right behind a moped -- you should see it," Moore said. "Especially because you have your lights on."

Moore told Channel 9 it was love at first sight when he met Smith. He said she was on her way home from work when she was struck.

Moore said Smith was four months pregnant.

The crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Robert Claudio at 386-402-7790 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-8477.

**UPDATE** New Smyrna Beach Police have obtained video from a local business camera that leads us to believe another...
Posted by New Smyrna Beach Police Department on Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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