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- A 6-year-old boy died and his 44-year-old mother was injured after their car crashed into a parked vehicle in Brooklyn, the NYPD said
- The woman was driving south on Seaview Avenue in Canarsie when her vehicle hit a parked Nissan Rogue, police said
- The impact pushed the Nissan Rogue into another car parked in a driveway on the street, according to police
A 6-year-old boy died and his 44-year-old mother was injured after their car crashed into a parked vehicle in Brooklyn, the NYPD said.
The woman was driving a Toyota Highlander south on Seaview Avenue, between East 80th Street and Paerdegat Avenue North in Canarsie, around 4 p.m. Wednesday when her vehicle hit a parked Nissan Rogue, police said.
The impact pushed the Nissan Rogue into another car parked in a driveway on the street, according to police.
Neither of the parked vehicles were occupied at the time, the NYPD said.
Police responding to a 911 call found the woman with an injury to her left side and the boy with severe trauma to his chest.
The two were taken to the hospital, where the boy was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities identified him as Jerry Louisamard of Brooklyn.
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The woman, the boy's mother, was in stable condition after the crash, according to police.
An investigation is ongoing.
