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Driver sought in death of 3-year-old Mississippi Choctaw girl


Kayzlyn Thomas. Photo provided by family

Authorities are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck Kayzlyn Thomas, a three-year-old member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Kayzlyn was struck in a parking lot on December 5. She died on Wednesday after suffering severe head injuries to her head and body.

Kayzlyn's great aunt saw the driver of the vehicle, which fled the scene. Family members are asking the person to come forward.

“If it was an accident, she shouldn’t have run," the aunt, Tarina McMillan, said of the driver, The Jackson Clarion Ledger reported.

Criminal charges are possible.

Get the Story:
Arrest pending in hit and run death of toddler (WLBT 12/11)
Family of toddler pleads for driver in hit-and-run to come forward (The Jackson Clarion Ledger 12/12)

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