New York Boy, 9, Struck and Killed by SUV
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A 9-year-old Brooklyn boy has been struck and killed by an SUV he had exited moments earlier.
The accident occurred after the driver had parked on the shoulder of a road in Wading River, on Long Island, on Sunday.
The boy got out of the vehicle. The driver then tried to re-park the car better.
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Riverhead police say the driver lost control of the SUV.
They say she first struck a minivan parked behind her before hitting the boy.
The impact, police say, sent the boy into the middle of the roadway.
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Police say the SUV continued to operate "out of control," striking the boy a second time as he lay in the road.
The boy was not immediately identified. He died at a hospital.
No charges have been filed. Police are investigating.