‘People never stop.’ Woman, child die in school crosswalk crash, California cops say

A driver in a 2020 Range Rover hit a woman and two young children in a crosswalk near a Riverside school, killing the woman and one of the children, California police reported.

The three were crossing Roosevelt Street in a marked crosswalk when the 46-year-old driver turned a corner and hit them at 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, Riverside police said in a news release.

The woman and one child died, while the other child had minor injuries, police said. Alcohol and drugs were not involved, and the driver remained at the scene after the crash.

The crash took place near Liberty Elementary School, KABC reported.

The fatal crash angered nearby residents, The Press-Enterprise reported.

“We’ve always had a problem,” Maria Munoz told the publication. “Because people never stop.”

“I’m very angry,” said Leslie Alejandres, who told The Press-Enterprise she used the crosswalk with her two young boys minutes earlier. “It might have been me and my children.”

Police ask that anyone with information call detective R. McHugh at 951-826-8720 or email RMcHugh@riversideca.gov.

Riverside is a city of 364,000 people east of Los Angeles in San Bernardino County.

This story was originally published March 16, 2022 at 1:07 PM with the headline "‘People never stop.’ Woman, child die in school crosswalk crash, California cops say."