Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A 3-year-old child was in the back seat of the truck in a car seat. When the man entered the gas station store, the 3-year-old got out of the car seat and into the driver’s seat, then the truck began moving and struck the 2-year-old.
Her family identified her as Ailahni Sanchez Martinez.
“She was always happy. she loved to dance and brought joy to the family,” her mother, Rosa Martinez, told our source, NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento.
Martinez also noted that Ailahni was one month away from her third birthday.
Ailahni’s family was setting up their taco stand when they saw the truck moving backward toward her.
“I heard a scream and ran because I saw it going toward my daughter, but it was too late.
“What happened is not right.
“We want justice. I lost my daughter because of someone else,” said her father, Sandro Sanchez.
An online fundraiser to aid with the family’s expenses has been set up.
“Everyone involved has cooperated in this investigation,” police said.
No arrests have been made in the investigation, which continues. When it’s completed, the case will be forwarded to the local district attorney’s office for review.
