Texas toddler dies after being thrown from car that landed on top of her
Texas girl, 3, dies after being thrown from crashing car which then landed on top of her: Police say she was not wearing a seatbelt
- Annalize Renee Nava, 3, died Thursday in the crash in Waco, Texas
- Police said the driver ran a red light and an ‘unsecured 3-year-old girl’ was thrown from the car and it ‘landed on top of her’
- No one has been charged in the crash, but an investigation is underway
A toddler who was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt died after being thrown from a car that ran a red light and crashed, landing on top of her.
Witnesses at the scene in Waco, Texas lifted 3-year-old Annalize Renee Nava’s car and “commenced life-saving measures” for the child, police said.
But despite their best efforts, the little girl could not be saved and died of her injuries at a nearby hospital.
Waco police said in a Facebook post that the “unsecured 3-year-old girl” was thrown from the car and “landed on top of her.” Further details have not been released and it is not clear who was driving or why they ran a red light.
There are no charges at this time, but police say an investigation is underway. Texas law requires children under eight years of age or under four feet nine inches to be restrained in a child seat.
Annalize Renee Nava, 3, who was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt, died after she was thrown from a car that ran a red light and crashed on Thursday, landing on top of her in Waco, Texas
Witnesses at the scene in Waco, Texas lifted 3-year-old Annalize Renee Nava’s car and ‘began life-saving measures’ on the child, police say
Police said the fatal accident occurred around 4:20 p.m. Thursday at an intersection in Waco, about 90 miles south of Fort Worth, and involved three vehicles.
The driver of the Chevy Lumina ran a red light at the intersection of South 17th Street and Clay Avenue and collided with other vehicles, both of which steered into a third vehicle, police said.
The toddler, who was “unsecured,” police said, was flung from the Lumina, which then landed on top of her.
CreCre Evans, who helped lift the child’s vehicle, posted a heartbreaking video to Facebook claiming the child would still be alive if restrained.
“You have to make sure you strap those kids in because that was an innocent baby,” she cried, laying flowers at the roadside where the accident happened.
Waco police said in a Facebook post that the “unsecured 3-year-old girl” was thrown from the car and “landed on top of her.” Further details have not been released