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Six Year Old Dies and Two Other Children are Injured in Pedestrian Accident
March 15, 2015 | Wrongful Death
2/23/2012
The family of Mia Decker, 6,who lost her life in a fatal auto accident, does not seek revenge.
Mia and two friends were walking in a marked crosswalk.
Alice Alava, the driver, had her license suspended for two years and was ordered to pay $5,000.
Alava pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges.
Alava was 78 years old when the accident happened. She was driving on Camino Eldorado near Tropical Parkway.
Mia lost her life. The two other children were taken to the hospital and released. One of the children suffered brain damage.
Alyssa, 6, the child who suffered brain damage, was said to be responding like a two year old.
Alava apologized to the families and appeared to experience remorse.
The charges against Alava will remain on her record forever. She hadn't had a driving violation for 30 years.
Mia's family stated their satisfaction with the sentencing, saying, "Nothing is going to bring her back."
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