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Posted: May 29, 2011
Updated: May 30, 2011

Girl, 5, struck and killed by car in Raleigh

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Raleigh, N.C. — A 5-year-old Raleigh girl was killed Sunday afternoon when she was struck by a car that ran off New Hope Road near Hollenden Drive, according to a wreck report.

Raleigh police said Sia Elizabeth Byass, 37, lost control of her vehicle and ran off the right side of the road, striking a set of mailboxes, a garbage can and wooden steps outside an apartment where two young girls lived. She struck Nadia Imania Hines, 5, of 4916-B North New Hope Road, killing her.

Another child, 4-year-old Kamiyah Wright, was sitting on the steps outside the apartment. She was injured by debris from the crash and was treated and released at WakeMed in Raleigh.

Byass, of 7009 Woodbend Drive, Apt. H, was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, careless and reckless driving and unsafe tires.

New Hope Road was closed in both directions for several hours Sunday afternoon while a crash reconstruction team investigated the scene.

No other information was released.

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Shame on those of you who sit as judge against a woman who must be feeling the worst type of guilt. Have you never driven a car over the speed limit, or that has questionable tires or brakes? All of these could have put you in the same boat as this woman! I pray that I never have to test whether or not I could forgive a person who took the life of my child by accident, but I also pray that God would help me forgive if I found myself in that position. My heart goes out to both sides of this particular tragedy.

donna4225
June 8, 2011 6:12 p.m.

My prayers go out to this little girls family. RIP little one.

gpcatgirl
June 3, 2011 1:57 p.m.

drove past this around 4:15. husband and I thought something really big happened throughout the apartment complex due to all the crime scene tape up [covered three buildings at least].

i'm very very sad to hear what actually happened. RIP Nadia.

DandyJenn
May 31, 2011 3:26 p.m.

You gotta wear one. It's the law.

I wear a seat belt because I want to increase my odds of living through an accident.

please enlighten us as to when "gubmint" is not "gubmint".

...is that your attempt to cast all those against too much government as uneducated hayseeds?

btneast
May 31, 2011 1:26 p.m.

@btneast, please enlighten us as to when "gubmint" is not "gubmint".

It takes a LOT of govermnent people, agencies, time, supplies, laws, etc. to keep people and cars safe. Seat belts. You gotta wear one. It's the law. But, you'll see tons of people here crying about big gubmint.

Maybe I think that 1/32" of tire tread is plenty. Why do I need gubmint to say otherwise?