A driver has been charged in a crash that killed a 4-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, last week WJAR-TV reports.
William Laureano-Benitez, 25, of Woonsocket, was charged with driving as to endanger, resulting in death.
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Police say 4-year-old Eliza Khan was walking with her 32-year-old mother on Hamlet Avenue when they were both hit by a car around 7 a.m. on Jan. 27.
The child was critically injured and taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital, where she died of her injuries. Her mother was also seriously hurt.
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Police have said that Laureano-Benitez hit a snow bank and lost control before hitting the pedestrians. Speed was a factor, according to investigators.
Laureano-Benitez stayed at the scene after the crash. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 6th District Court in Providence.
