HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A 2-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Bella Vista Apartment Homes on Wallisville Road.
The crash occurred around 4:07 p.m. when deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a child hit by a vehicle. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division, the girl was walking several feet behind her family when she crossed in front of a parked black SUV. The driver, who had just begun pulling forward from a parking space, did not see the child and struck her.
Family members, about 40 feet away, ran toward the vehicle and alerted the driver, who immediately stopped. The driver showed no signs of impairment and has been cooperating with investigators.
The child was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced deceased about 40 minutes after the crash.
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