Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Car Accident Leaves Baby Dead ...

Kaylee Alvarez, a 1-year-old girl, was killed and her 2-year-old brother Oscar, injured, in a car accident in Los Angeles after a suspected drunk driver slammed into a toy wagon the two children were on. The parents, Alex and Yesenia Alvarez, were pulling the wagon through a crosswalk in Long Beach, California. According to the Long Beach Press Telegram, the fatal accident occurred at the corner of 10th Street and Redondo Avenue the night of September 11, 2009 when the driver, 33-year-old Neely Lejon Dinkins, struck the wagon with his Dodge Durango SUV and then dragged the children along with the wagon unmindful of pleas from several onlookers to stop.

Tragic Hit-and-Run Car Accident

The SUV stopped briefly and Oscar fell out and was quickly picked up by a witness. But Kaylee was dragged for another mile until Dinkins stopped at his home. A police officer looked under the Dodge to discover the baby's body. Kaylee was pronounced dead at the scene. Oscar is still hospitalized with cuts on his head and second-degree burns on his back from being dragged on the roadway, but his injuries are not life-threatening. Dinkins has been charged with second-degree murder, felony DUI causing injury and/or death and driving on a suspended license in connection with this fatal Long Beach car accident .

My heart goes out to the family of little Kaylee Alvarez and Oscar Alvarez. I offer my deepest condolences to parents Alex and Yesenia Alvarez for their tragic loss and the trauma they suffered watching their children being dragged down the roadway. I wish little Oscar the very best for a quick and complete recovery from his injuries. This family will certainly be in my prayers. According to the news reports, little Kaylee just took her first steps on the day she died. Heartbreaking! I hope the alleged hit-and-run driver, Neely Dinkins, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and gets what he deserves.

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