NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- A 78-year-old New York City woman was killed and her daughter injured by an SUV backing into a parking spot, police and witnesses said.
Yolanda Casal was two blocks from her Upper West Side home when the Ford Explorer hit her and her daughter, Anais Emmanuel, as they crossed the street around 5 p.m. Thursday, the New York Daily News reported.
The driver, Edwin Carrasco, ignored warning shouts and plowed into the women, said witness David Gomez. Casal was thrown through the air and suffered massive head trauma, witnesses and a family friend said.
The victims were taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where Casal was pronounced dead and Emmanuel was in stable condition with broken ribs.
Carrasco was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, unsafe backing and failure to exercise due care, the New York Post reported.
