Authorities ID child fatally struck while riding bike in Homewood
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday identified the girl that a vehicle struck and killed a day earlier in Homewood as Courtney Carter.
Courtney, 9, of Pittsburgh, was riding her bike at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Rosedale Street near Tacoma Street when a vehicle hit her, Pittsburgh police said.
Police said Courtney suffered traumatic injuries before first responders rushed her to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where she was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m.
The woman driving the vehicle stayed at the scene and was cooperative with officers, Pittsburgh police said.
An investigation is ongoing.
Pittsburgh Public Safety initially said the victim was a 6-year-old child.