NC child hit, killed afer getting off school bus

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A six-year-old North Carolina girl has died after being struck by a sports utility vehicle driven by an 83-year-old woman. Multiple media outlets reported that Ashley Ramos Hernand died when she was hit Wednesday afternoon crossing the street after getting off a school bus. Geraldine Baron Deitz has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and passing a stopped school bus. A police report states that Deitz told police the school bus had not activated all its warning signals. The bus was traveling from Green Elementary School. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)