Cops: Mom on crack-cocaine binge gives birth in motel bathtub

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An infant is in critical condition days after his mother said she gave birth in a Florida motel bathtub while on a crack-cocaine binge.

The Ocala Star-Banner reports 37-year-old Chrystal A. Hassell called 911 after the baby started turning blue.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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