Today: Rally for Children Killed in Chinatown Van Crash

Just before noon, a rally is being held outside the Manhattan DA's office, demanding for an investigation into the deaths of four-year-old Hayley Ng and three-year-old Diego Martinez. The two pre-schoolers were killed when an unoccupied van, left idling on East Broadway in Chinatown, jumped a curb and crash into them as their class was coming back from a field trip. The incident was deemed an accident, but the children's families are upset that the driver wasn't even issued a ticket and still has his license. Hayley's aunt told Streetsblog "We're hoping for the DA to set a precedent and prosecute this person or convene a grand jury." (WCBS 2 interviewed Hayley's mother who said, "No, I'm not all right! I'll never be all right! She's gone!") The rally is at One Hogan Place.

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By Jen Chung in News on March 9, 2009 11:11 AM

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effinclassy

This is so sad, but seems to be more of a tort, legally speaking, than a crime. The driver and his employer may be liable, and the parents should get a lawyer and investigate that option.