Mom charged with aggravated manslaughter in 5-year-old’s death in Jacksonville police chase

5-year-old Vanity Cabrera was killed during a high-speed police chase in Jacksonville.

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By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The mother of a five-year-old child who was killed during a high-speed police chase in Jacksonville is now charged with aggravated manslaughter.

The state filed a fifth charge against Pamela Cabrera on Thursday.

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Action News Jax reported late last month when police said Cabrera kidnapped 5-year-old Vanity Cabrera at knifepoint.

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Cabrera is accused of leading police on a 30-mile chase that ended in a Southside retention pond.

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Pamela Cabrera survived, but Vanity did not.

Cabrera also faces vehicular homicide and battery charges.

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