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3-Year-Old Was Behind Wheel Of Truck That Struck And Killed 2-Year-Old, Police Say

Mar 19, 2024 Woodland, CACredit: TMX
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Police in California say a 3-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed a 2-year-old girl on Saturday.

The girl was standing near her family's taco stand at the edge of a gas station lot on the 300 block of West Street in Woodland when she was hit by a black Dodge truck on Saturday afternoon, according to the Woodland Police Department, which responded to the scene at around 3:46 p.m.

The girl was transported by family members to the hospital where she died of her injuries. She was identified by her family as Ailahni Sanchez Martinez.