4-year-old dies when her uncle runs red light and collides with SUV, NC police say
A 4-year-old was killed when her uncle ran a red light and collided with an SUV in North Carolina, officials said.
The girl’s uncle was seriously hurt in the crash, which sent three people from the SUV to a hospital with injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening, according to the Greensboro Police Department.
Officials were called to the crash at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. The incident was reported at the intersection of Randleman and Freeman Mill roads, near downtown Greensboro.
The uncle was driving with his 4-year-old niece in the back seat when he reportedly “disregarded a steady red light,” meaning it wasn’t transitioning from yellow at the time. As a result of not stopping, he got into a crash with the SUV, police wrote in a news release.
The man’s niece, who wasn’t in a car seat, was taken to a hospital. She later died from crash-related injuries, officials said.
The uncle wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He went to a hospital with serious injuries, officials said.
Also taken to a hospital with less serious injuries were three people from the SUV. All three were family members — identified as parents and their 3-year-old daughter.
As of about 1:45 p.m. on Dec. 5, no one had been charged in the case, police told McClatchy News in an email. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, use the P3tips smartphone application or share details at P3tips.com.
“The Greensboro Police Crash Reconstruction Unit responded and is conducting this investigation,” officers wrote in their news release.
In North Carolina, children younger than 8 who weigh less than 80 pounds must ride in an appropriate child restraint, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
This story was originally published December 5, 2022 at 3:11 PM with the headline "4-year-old dies when her uncle runs red light and collides with SUV, NC police say."
