A Hispanic family goes through hours of immense pain after a car accident in which a 4-year-old girl died and her 5-year-old brother suffered serious injuries that they have fighting for his life south of Los Angeles. The tragedy was caused by a hit-and-run driver .
The fatal accident occurred Friday night on South Vermont Avenue and Normandie, in the community of Harbor City , very close to San Pedro. The vehicle in which the children were traveling with their father after having gone to the park ran into a car that made a forbidden U turn and in the maneuver to avoid the crash the truck The family lost control.
The truck overturned with several somersaults and then crashed into a light pole. The 4-year-old girl, named Jayda Sánchez, later died in a hospital . The boy, Robby, and his father, Roberto, are expected to survive.
Heartbreak in Harbor City.
4 year old Jayda Sanchez killed by a hit & driver investigators say pulled an illegal u-turn in front of the family’s truck.
Her mother’s tearful plea for help finding the driver.
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“You killed an innocent baby who He was only 4 years old , and now his brother is fighting for his life, and his father too ”, this Saturday Adriana Rodríguez, mother of the children, told the man who caused the tragedy, when speaking before the cameras .
“You can go to the cops, tell someone. You know it was you, show your face, you have to do the right thing and do justice to her “, added the woman at the scene of the accident, where an offering in honor of the girl grew quickly.
The mother revealed that Jayda had almost miraculously survived after being born prematurely. A GoFundMe page was created to receive donations to help cover funerals of the devastated family.
can’t stop thinking about this sweet little baby🤍 can’t imagine what my friend & her family are going through🥺 https://t.co/C9OjhHVGKl
– Ashley Gutierrez (@ashley_tinyG) July 11, 2021
The Police of Los Angeles is investigating the case, but a description of the suspect or the vehicle he was driving has not been released so far.