Girl Struck, Killed While Trying To Cross Street Near Williamsburg Bridge
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police say a 12-year-old girl was struck and killed by a minivan Friday in lower Manhattan.
Dashane Santana of the East Village was with a group of friends trying to cross the nine lanes of traffic on Delancey Street near the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge when she was hit.
She was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.
The driver of the minivan remained at the scene. authorities don't expect him to be charged with a crime.
