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Eagle Pass
A six year-old child was hit by a woman driver in a Ford Expedition on Sunday at 5:00 P.M. on Pecan St. on the north side of Eagle Pass. According to the police report, the child sustained minor injuries, yet was taken to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center to be checked by professionals. His injuries were determined to be non-life threatening. Police informed The News Gram that the accident occurred when a group of children were playing on the street and the woman driving the Expedition hit the six year-old, but was not going very fast. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Romelia Lira, 32, of Eagle Pass. It was determined that the incident was an accident as was entered in the police report. The police department recommends that all drivers take much precaution when driving through residential areas and to make sure that their children do not play on the streets in order to avoid these unfortunate accidents.