Jun 14, 2009 3:45 pm US/Eastern
Girl Hit By Elderly Driver Dies Of Injuries
Police Say Driver Didn't Brake For Child In Crosswalk
STOUGHTON (WBZ) ―
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Police reconstructed the crash and tested the brakes of this Toyota Camry after it hit a little girl just blocks from downtown Stoughton.
Karen Anderson/WBZ
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Diya Patel, front left, is seen with family and friends.
WBZ
A 4-year-old Stoughton girl struck by a car driven by an elderly woman died overnight, the Norfolk District Attorney's office said Sunday morning.
Diya Patel died at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, where she'd been flown after the accident Saturday morning.
The girl was hit by a Toyota Camry on Route 138, or Washington Street, in Stoughton, near the intersection of Lincoln Street. The wreck happened late Saturday morning a couple of blocks from downtown.
The girl was with her grandfather, brother and a couple other family members when she was hit with her scooter in the middle of a crosswalk, police said.
Off-duty fire Lt. Bill Carreiro was taking his son to get a haircut when he heard the accident.
"I heard a thud and heard screaming," Carreiro said. "I went outside and saw the child on the ground, and told the barber to call 911.
"It was a bad scene. A bad scene."
Jen Cundalo, a 23-year-old nurse at Brigham & Women's Hospital, rushed to help the girl. Cundalo performed CPR on the child but she was unresponsive. The nurse told WBZ's Karen Anderson there was nothing she could do.
There is a warning sign posted for the crosswalk where the wreck happened in front of the Rockland Trust Bank and Family Dollar. Police say the 88-year-old driver never saw the girl. There were no skid marks in the roadway and there was no screeching before the crash.
Witnesses told WBZ the woman was extremely upset. She was uninjured but was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital after exhibiting shortness of breath.
Police reconstructed the 1ccident Saturday afternoon and tested the brakes of the Camry. They appeared to be working properly.
The speed limit along that section of Washington Street is 35 mph. Investigators say the driver appears to have been going about 30 mph when the child was hit.
Police say charges may be filed against the driver, whose name is not being released at this time.
Washington Street was open Saturday afternoon but the lane where the crash happened was blocked off.
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