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3-Year-Old Killed Crossing Street With Her Grandmother

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Christopher Robbins

Published Oct 7, 2013

Modified Nov 8, 2013

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Christopher Robbins

Published Oct 7, 2013

Modified Nov 8, 2013

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An SUV driver struck and killed a three-year-old girl in Flushing yesterday as she crossed the street with her grandmother. According to an NYPD statement, at around 5:36 p.m. Allison Liao was crossing Main Street at the intersection of Cherry Avenue when she was hit by the unidentified motorist turning left on Main Street. Investigators say that Liao and her grandmother were crossing with the green light and had the right-of-way.

“I saw the grandmother carrying the little child, she was screaming and shaking her,” a witness told the Post. Another man, who had served 10 years in the Army, gave Liao CPR to no avail. Liao was transported to Booth Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The driver remained at the scene. An NYPD spokesman confirmed that no charges have been filed and that the investigation is ongoing.

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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