Grandma giving family ride on Easter didn’t see 7-year-old in front of van, FL cops say
A Florida grandmother had given family members a ride before hitting her 7-year-old granddaughter with a van on Easter, officials said.
The 70-year-old woman didn’t see the girl in front of her at the time of the deadly incident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Officials said the incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 in Groveland, a Lake County city that’s roughly 45 miles northwest of Orlando.
State troopers said the grandmother was parked in a driveway to drop off relatives. When everyone had gotten out of her van, she put the vehicle in drive, not noticing that the 7-year-old was in front of her, according to officials.
After the van struck the girl, she was taken to a Leesburg hospital, troopers said. She later died.
The child and her grandmother weren’t identified in a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
An investigation into the crash continues, according to the release shared with McClatchy News on April 18.
This story was originally published April 18, 2022 at 9:27 AM with the headline "Grandma giving family ride on Easter didn’t see 7-year-old in front of van, FL cops say."
