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1-year-old girl dies, father injured after being hit by car in parking lot; driver arrested

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Police in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death and injury after he hit a one-year-old girl and her father in a condominium parking lot on Sunday afternoon, Sankei Shimbun reported.

According to police, the accident occurred at around 2:40 p.m. Aoi Naito and her father were crossing near the entrance to the condo’s parking lot when they were struck by a passenger vehicle entering from the road.

Aoi was taken to a hospital where she died about 90 minutes later. Her father, in his 30s, sustained minor injuries to his face and arms.

Police said the driver, Yoshihiro Uchiyama, also lives in the apartment building. He was quoted as saying he didn’t notice the child and her father as he made a right turn into the parking lot.

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"He was quoted as saying he didn’t notice the child and her father..."

How could he possibly have noticed the child and her father if he was busy watching TV, smoking a cigarette, and sending a text message on his stupidphone?

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I can see not noticing a one-year-old child... MAYBE... like if they ran out in front of the car or were standing behind it when it was backing out or something, but not noticing the child and her father walking together? Sorry... but he simply was not looking. RIP to the little girl, and I hope the father recovers from his wounds, soon. We know he'll never recover mentally.

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Check sidewalks, crosswalks, and just for pedestrians in general before hitting the gas or turning. Check, double check, triple check...

We are driving vehicles that are multiple tons of metal, glass, rubber and plastic. We have to pay attention for pedestrians.

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I must have missed that in the story

How could he possibly have noticed the child and her father if he was busy watching TV, smoking a cigarette, and sending a text message on his stupidphone?

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