A 7-month-old infant has died after she and her father, who was pushing her in a stroller, were hit by a vehicle in Point Loma.
The medical examiner's office says Juniper Aavang died late Tuesday — more than a day and a half after the crash.
"What can you say. It's terrible... of course with children," said neighbor Heinrich Schnibble. He told NBC 7 heartache over the accident has been widely felt in the tight-knit area.
Neighbors say the little girl's grandparents live in the community where her parents took Juniper for a walk in her stroller about 6:30 Monday morning, crossing Canon Street in a marked crosswalk.
While the mother made it across, an SUV turning from Catalina Boulevard onto Canon did not see the father pushing the stroller. Something blocked the side of the road so drivers cannot see around it, the medical examiner's office says.
The vehicle, man and stroller collided. Juniper and her father were taken to separate hospitals, both in critical condition.
Doctors at Rady Children's Hospital diagnosed the baby with traumatic brain injury, and at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, she was pronounced dead.
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Officials have not released the condition of the father.
Several neighbors say the girl's grandparents are some of the nicest people they know and a tragedy like this in the family is a tragedy for the community.
