Crime & Safety
Woman Charged With Reckless Homicide In Death Of 4-Year-Old: Cops
Police announced the charge against a woman who they said was on her phone when her car hit a curb, went through a fence and hit a swingset.
HARVEY, IL — A woman has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 4-year-old girl last year after witnesses said she was on her cell phone when her car jumped a curb and fatally hit the child.
Harvey police announced the charge against the driver, Swaleha Vhora, on Tuesday. Police said Vhora had three young children in her car during the Sept. 8 crash. That day, officers responded to a playground near Whittier Elementary School.
Preliminary investigation revealed Vhora's car went over a curb, through a fence and hit the swing set that 4-year-old Violet Singleton was playing on.
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Witnesses and evidence from T-Mobile confirmed Vhora was using her phone when the crash happened. Vhora posted bond when she was first taken into custody last year and is now awaiting trial, prosecutors said.
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