TAMPA, Fla. - The family of 20-year-old Ismael Coss got in front of Tampa City Council on Thursday, asking them to take a new look at the crash that claimed his life.

What we know:

Coss was one of two people who died when a truck hit him along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on March 17th, 2025.

Several other people were hurt, including a six-year-old and seven-year-old.

The backstory:

More than a dozen people were involved in the crash.

Tampa police told FOX 13 the driver of the dump truck failed to notice stopped traffic at an intersection. That driver slammed into other cars, including a minivan with a six and seven-year-old inside. The driver of the van died.

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Ismael was also hit as he stepp

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