FEBRUARY
12, 2015
ALBANY, N.Y.
—
Central Avenue and Quail in Albany are closed after police say a child was
hit by a waste and recycling truck and killed Thursday morning.
Police
taped off the entire intersection, also closing down sidewalks as
they investigate the scene. Police at the scene tell us a 4-year-old boy
was hit, and he was been taken to Albany Medical Center where he was later
pronounced deceased.
Director of
Communications for the City School District of Albany, Ron Lesko, confirms that
the boy is a pre-K student at Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy.
Assistant
District Attorney and Chief Prosecutor of Albany County’s Vehicular Crimes
Unit, Mary Tanner-Richter arrived on the scene, inspecting the truck and making
note of surveillance cameras on nearby buildings.