A 7-year-old California boy was struck and killed while walking through a crosswalk on Tuesday, officials said.
Gabriel Garate wanted to play baseball, so he and his father, Francisco, decided to walk toward Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach, the Long Beach Post News reported.
They proceeded to walk across Lakewood Boulevard when the driver of a 2005 Dodge pickup truck allegedly failed to yield to them as he made a left turn, and then struck the boy, police told the Post News. Read the full story here ▶
