An Orange woman who killed her 3-year-old daughter when she accidentally struck the girl with her sport utility vehicle was being comforted by friends and family Thursday, as she struggled to come to terms with tragedy.
"She's really sad," Tene Tafuma said of his mother, 37-year-old Kalesita Niupuivaha, who police said unintentionally ran over her toddler, Anna Niupuivaha. "She's not doing too well."
The accident occurred at around 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday in the 800 block of Adele Street in Orange. Niupuivaha was behind the wheel of an SUV when it apparently rolled forward and struck the girl, police said. The girl was taken to a trauma center, where she died.
Authorities told The Times on Wednesday that for now the toddler's death was being treated "as a tragic accident." The incident was being investigated by the Orange Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Team.
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