Girl Dies After Pickup Truck Hits Her Outside Her Front Door
PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - A 34-year-old Pueblo man is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly killing his niece by striking her with his pickup truck.
Police say on Friday night Daniel Case's truck collided with the 6-year-old girl on her front lawn and then smashed into her home. The girl and her father were allegedly approaching the front door at the time.
The fatal crash happened on Starlite Drive, and also left Case injured.
The girl's name has not been released.
The crash took place moments after an argument at Case's home between he and his brother, the girl's father.
Case's brother Charles told police he and his daughter had just gotten home and were walking up to the door when the truck sped through a close by intersection and smashed into the girl and then his house.
Alcohol may have played a role in the crime, according to police.