SCHOOL JANITOR'S CART KILLS 4-YEAR-OLD.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer A 4-year-old girl was killed when an unattended, battery-powered utility cart ran over her while she and her brother played at a local schoolyard, authorities said Tuesday. Kimberly Granados suffered major trauma in the incident at 5:45 p.m. Monday at Faith Baptist Church, 7644 Farralone Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . ``It's a tragedy to the family,'' said Detective Billy Bustos of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . . ``It's an
unfortunate accident. We're still trying to figure out exactly what
happened. We're trying to figure out how the cart
moved.''
Police said the incident occurred as the janitor at the school was on his rounds picking up trash from classrooms. He was near a classroom when he noticed the cart moved backward and saw Kimberly underneath. The janitor and Kimberly's mother, who was nearby, tried to rescue the girl and called paramedics. Kimberly was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police were still investigating, but their early theory was that Kimberly's 6-year-old brother stepped on the cart's accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. , setting the vehicle in motion, when the children were playing near it. The cart has no key ignition ignition, apparatus for igniting a combustible mixture. The German engineer Nikolaus A. Otto, in his first gas engine, used flame ignition; another method was heating a metal tube to incandescence. and operates with buttons. An emergency brake was not activated activated a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. , said Officer Brian McClary of the Valley Traffic Division. School officials have begun grief counseling-sessions for students and staff at the school, which serves children in kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through 12th grade. ``Words cannot express the sorrow we feel in our hearts to the family for the loss of their daughter,'' said Stephania Rasmussen, an assistant principal. ``Kimberly was a bright, beautiful young lady who was loved by everyone who knew her.'' Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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