Alyssa Nicol Juarez-Ruiz, 14 months, struck and killed on East Rundberg Lane in Austin, Texas
Child fatally hit by van in Northeast Austin; driver talking to police
According to Officer Christopher Irwin, the girl was struck in the roadway by a van in the mobile home community in the 1400 block of East Rundberg Lane. Medics took her to the hospital where she died shortly after arriving there.
The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, Irwin said. He added that no charges are pending and police do not think alcohol was involved.
Child killed in NE Austin accident identified
The girl who died Saturday afternoon after she was hit by a vehicle in Northeast Austin has been identified as 14-month-old Alyssa Nicol Juarez-Ruiz, authorities confirmed.
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