The driver, who turned 17 on Sunday, has been accused of multiple charges in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, including aggravated vehicular homicide, felonious assault, failure to stop after accident and intimidation of a crime witness or victim.
, and authorities say the driver did not have a valid license at the time of the accident.
Neighbors who witnessed the crash said cars speed down the street often, sometimes so fast it appears as if the vehicles are on a freeway. Apolina was thrown forward from the impact and struck again as the teenage driver fled the area, police said. Ellison and her neighbors placed cones around the crime scene and put a sign up that reads, “Slow down, kids play here.”
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