The driver of the SUV that struck and killed 3-year-old Allison Liao remained at the scene and was visibly distraught. Robert Stridiron/The Forum Newsgroup
Desperate efforts to perform CPR on a 3-year-old baby, struck by a car while out with her grandmother on Sunday around 5:30 p.m., were unsuccessful and the toddler was pronounced dead at Booth Memorial Hospital. Good Samaritan, Rick Hall, 34, rushed to aide the child but the trauma to her small body was just too overwhelming according to doctors
Police found the child, identified as Allison Liao, unconscious in the street near the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Main Street. She had gotten away from her grandmother and was struck by a Nissan SUV after it turned off Cherry Avenue onto Main Street.
The driver of the car was visibly upset at the scene, where he remained until police took the driver into custody for questioning. A breathalyzer test was negative and no charges have been filed.
