A woman was killed, and a 4-year-old child suffered minor injuries after they were struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of North Del Rio School Park in North Sacramento on Sunday afternoon. The park is next to Las Palmas Elementary School.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crash happened shortly before 3:15 p.m., near a youth soccer game taking place at the park. The impact left an SUV on the field, while police and emergency responders rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n
Zay, who lives nearby, said he noticed police vehicles heading into the park, where members of his family were playing in a soccer match.<\/p>\n
“That’s one reason why we went over there was to check on them to see if it had to do with them, if they were injured or not,” Zay said.<\/p>\n
His family members were unharmed, but when he arrived, he saw first responders attempting to save the woman.<\/p>\n
“When I walked up, I had kinda seen about 4 or 5 cops, a couple EMS, and they were above the woman trying to resuscitate her for 20-30 minutes,” Zay said.<\/p>\n
The woman was identified in the report as Maria Pena; she was 48 years old.<\/p>\n
According to Zay, the driver believed the vehicle was in drive instead of reverse and pressed the accelerator, causing it to move backward and strike the woman and child.<\/p>\n
That account has not been confirmed by investigators with the Sacramento Police Department in the information provided.<\/p>\n
Zay said family members at the scene were trying to comfort the woman’s daughter, who was also hit.<\/p>\n
“They were just trying to be comforting to the daughter because she was there crying a lot; she was in a lot of pain,” Zay said.<\/p>\n
Children who had been playing soccer also came over and witnessed the aftermath, according to Zay.<\/p>\n
“I know it was for the children; that was a real different type of experience for them because they had just seen a grown woman pass in front of their eyes and especially for the son, the son he got walked over there,” Zay said.<\/p>\n
Zay told ABC10 the woman’s son was among the players on the field.<\/p>\n
The scene has since been cleared, and a small memorial has been placed at North Del Rio School Park.<\/p>\n