Woman Attempts To Kill Her Kids - Family

A pregnant woman drove her SUV into the ocean with three young children inside near Daytona Beach in an apparent murder-suicide
attempt after talking about demons, authorities said.
Ebony Wilkerson, 31, drove her Honda Odyssey van wildly along the shoreline near Silver Beach Ave. before veering straight into
roughly four feet of water — almost submerging the vehicle as onlookers watched in horror, police said in a statement.
Lifeguards rushed to pull the Daytona woman and the three children — ages 10, 9 and 3 — from the water as the minivan began to
take on water.
One of the frantic children wailed the mother had snapped, according to reports.
"The two in the back seat was crying, with their arms out saying, 'Our mommy's trying to kill us, please help,'" witness Tim
Tesseneer told WESH.

Wilkerson's sister had contacted police only a few hours earlier while fearing for her safety after Wilkerson was "talking about
demons prior to leaving the residence with her three young children," according to police.
A a well-being check was subsequently performed on Wilkerson who was pulled over while driving her minivan with her children in
the back.
"As I spoke with her, I could see her children sitting in the back seat. They were sitting quietly, but they were smiling and showed
no signs of distress," the officer stated in his report.
"Wilkerson, who was calm and collective during our contact advised me that she was in fear for her safety and that of her children."
The mother allegedly said she was going to her "safe place" out of fear that her ex-husband was going to find them and harm them.
Despite her fear, Wilkerson was determined to be "lucid, aware of her surroundings, able to care for herself and her children, and
showed no signs of meeting the requirements of the Baker Act," a Florida mental health care act permitting involuntary examination.
She was allowed to go on her way by the officer and a detective.
At 4:56 p.m., less than two hours later, rescue crews were called to the scene of the watery crash.
The incoherent woman and her soaked kids were taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons, but were expected to survive.
"If it had been a minute longer the outcome probably would have been very different," police said at an afternoon press conference
of the rescue.

The woman's three children were taken into state custody and a search warrant of her vehicle was being sought as of 4 p.m.