Khloe Bernal, 2, struck and killed on West Fourth Avenue and South Orange Street in Escondido, California
Child struck and killed by car in Escondido as she played with sister
The accident occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m., when a 33-year-old motorist was trying to park her vehicle in an alley off West Fourth Avenue and South Orange Street in Escondido, according to Officer Tom Venable.
While the driver's attention was focused on one juvenile pedestrian off to her right, another ran into the path of the car from the opposite direction and was struck, he said.
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A 33-year-old Escondido resident and neighbor was driving through the alley when she attempted a parking maneuver, police said. Khloe's 10-year-old sister tried to warn the driver that her sister was nearby, but it did not work, police said.
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