Hayward turned tragic yesterday when a 59-year-old woman was killed, and a 6-year-old boy was badly injured after a car struck them in a marked crosswalk at Tennyson Road and Baldwin Street, according to police. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital. The boy, who suffered serious facial fractures, has since been reunited with family and is expected to survive, while the woman later died from her injuries. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
What Police Say Happened
Officers arrived to find the woman and child down in the crosswalk, and emergency medical crews moved quickly to get them to the hospital, KRON4 reports. The outlet says the boy’s injuries included facial fractures, but he is expected to survive. The woman, identified only as a 59-year-old adult, later died at the hospital.
The driver, described as a 60-year-old Hayward man, remained at the scene and has been cooperating with investigators, according to KRON4. Police have not publicly released his name.
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