Early on December 20, 2013, a tractor-trailer hit and killed an eight-year-old boy in Queens, New York. <\/p>\n
The tragedy has prompted his community to call for increased crossing safety for students in the area. According to recent Streetsblog data, this victim was the eleventh New York City resident under 13 to be killed by a driver in 2013.<\/p>\n
The young victim was walking to school with his older sister when the truck\u2019s driver turned into a crosswalk. He was rushed to Elmhurst General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The siblings were within a half-block of their school at the time of the accident. No crossing guard was posted at the intersection.<\/p>\n
The driver, Mauricio Osorio-Palominos of Newark, New Jersey, is employed by RoadTex Transportation Corporation. His truck\u2019s back wheels struck the third-grader as he entered the intersection.<\/p>\n
Osorio-Palominos, 51, waited at the scene of the incident. Police arrested and (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Early on December 20, 2013, a tractor-trailer hit and killed an eight-year-old boy in Queens, New York. The tragedy has prompted his community to call for increased crossing safety for students in the area. According to recent Streetsblog data, this…<\/span><\/p>\n