Family mourns loss of child who was struck and killed by driver

to the other news of the day a driver now facing charges after striking two brothers with his car yesterday afternoon the two were on their way home from school when this happened 8-year-old Byron was killed and his 10-year-old brother survived he was released from the hospital today eyewitness news reporter Anthony Carlo live at the scene in East Elmer Anthony well that 10-year-old Bradley returned to the scene just a little while ago where he and his brother Byron as you mentioned were hit by

the that vehicle just yesterday afternoon Bradley of course survived his brother did not and Bradley told us he recently bought a soccer ball to give to Byron for his ninth birthday which was supposed to be next month of course this is a totally different event than what the family expected and even though the driver now faces a top charge of criminally negligent homicide not much can bring this family consolation 10-year-old Bradley Palamino is out of the hospital a cast on his wrist but but no

bandage could ever fix the hole in his heart we were just going to cross the street but then um the car was turning and then it hit me and my brother a pickup truck hit Bradley and his brother at this very Corner yesterday where people now stopped by a memorial to try to ease the pain Bradley's little brother Byron Palamino aroyo did not survive their big sister was preparing for Byron's 9th birthday not his funeral we already had his gift like for like his birthday and um seems like he'll like

never receive it like in pris since here loved ones leave some of Byron's favorite snacks while their mother tells us over the phone what a nightmare this is imagine I was walking with him and he was playing with me she was walking the kids home from school when police say the driver Jose Barcia now facing criminal charges made what police believe was a Reckless left turn from 31st Avenue onto 100th Street plowing into the boys who were in the crosswalk with The Pedestrian light in their favor

one of the charges traveling at an unsafe speed he said he don't see the boy this eyewitness says she overheard what the driver allegedly told the cops she also heard the piercing whing of a mother I comeing out to see what happened because it's terrible they they they're screaming as police up their traffic in enforcement today the boy's mother has one ask I don't understand it please be more careful and more cautious his family left only with memories Bon was so young and like he he was also l

ike always like happy and like cheerful and this is a difficult moment for this entire neighborhood that driver accused in this case Mr Barcia he has four prior arrests related to reckless driving without without a license he stayed at the scene in this case and apparently had a valid license in this situation that didn't do much to help his cause meanwhile a vigil tonight is planned here at the corner where that little boy was killed we're live