3-Year-Old Playing In Parked Van Killed By Driver In Seattle

Updated on: 7/29/2020

A 3-year-old was killed when a driver struck the van she was playing in with two other young children. 

The driver struck the parked van in the Madison Valley neighborhood of Seattle just before 5 p.m. on Sunday while the three-year-old and two other young boys were playing inside. 

The two boys escaped with only minor injuries according to authorities but the three-year-old who died was reportedly thrown from the vehicle where they suffered a serious injury to the head and eventually passed. 

At this time investigators do not believe the driver who struck the van was under the influence at the time of the crash but are still working to determine if charges will be filed. 

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