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Baton Rouge police officer Christopher Manuel received no citations or criminal charges after investigators found he was driving 94 mph on Airline Highway--almost twice the speed limit--when he caused a 2017 wreck that killed Seyaira Stephens, 1, and severely injured several other people. Manuel was arrested on negligent homicide after the crash, which occurred while he was off-duty. The child's mother was also arrested on the same charge because detectives determined the baby likely wouldn't have died if her car seat had been properly strapped in.
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