Larissa Muniz, 10, dies after being struck by a hit-and-run SUV while trying to cross East Broad Street in Bridgeton, New Jersey
Police: 10-year-old girl in hospital after hit-and-run in Cumberland County
Police say the girl was trying to cross East Broad Street near a Wawa but was hit by a white SUV that fled the scene. The girl was flown to Cooper Medical Center with serious injuries and is in critical condition, according to police.
Driver Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash That Seriously Injured 10-Year-Old Girl
Sierra A. Thomas, 28, was charged Thursday with knowingly leaving a motor vehicle accident that resulted in serious injury and endangering an injured victim, Bridgeton police said.
N.J. 10-year-old struck in hit-and-run suffered brain injury, is on life-support, mom says
Larissa Muniz was crossing East Broad Street in Bridgeton with her older sister and cousin after leaving a Wawa when she was hit May 10 around 7 p.m., Palmer Fowler said.
Woman admits driving SUV that critically injured 10-year-old in N.J. hit-and-run, cops say
A Cumberland County woman admitted driving the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a 10-year-old pedestrian in critical condition earlier this month.
After child’s death, N.J. woman faces more serious charges in hit-and-run
Following Larissa’s death, Thomas was charged Tuesday with a second-degree count of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Woman indicted in N.J. hit-and-run that killed 10-year-old
Thomas is scheduled to return to court Jan. 16 for a post-indictment arraignment.
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