SALT LAKE CITY — An 11-year-old girl has been identified as the person killed in a deadly vehicle accident involving a pickup truck in Salt Lake City on Wednesday afternoon.
The girl, Winifred "Winnie" Wolfgramm, was a 6th grader at Bonneville Elementary School. A GoFundMe page was created to help the family pay for Winnie's funeral and final medical expenses.
Police responded to the area at 2100 East and 1300 South just after 3:30 p.m. and found witnesses performing life-saving aid on Wolfgramm. Winnie was transported to the hospital in critical condition where she later died.
According to police, the 47-year-old driver of a Nissan pickup truck was turning from 1300 South to 2100 East when they hit Wolfgramm who was in a marked crosswalk. The driver of the truck stayed on scene and cooperated with the police investigation.
Parents with children at Bonneville Elementary School were saddened to hear about the death of a student.
"I was heartbroken. I just thought of my son. And he used to walk home from Bonneville when he went to school there. And it just broke my heart because I thought of myself and how that would just devastate me," said Dominique Adkins. "And you know people just need to slow down. It’s crazy, you know people running red lights, and yellow lights. So I would just say think of your own family. And what would happen and how you would feel."
While police continue to investigate, community members stopped by a memorial to pay their respects to Winnie and her family.
“I can’t imagine getting the call from the police saying that my kid is gone because we failed to build a city that is safe for them,” said Alessandro Rigolone.
He thinks maybe more could be done to keep pedestrians safe in the area.
“Longer crossing times, maybe like an island in the middle where people can stop, finding ways to slow traffic down.”
No arrests have been made regarding the accident.
“This is a hard situation for everybody involved, and our hearts to go out to the families and friends if anybody is involved in this circumstance in anyway,” said Det. Ben Nielsen with the Salt Lake City Police Department.
The district has counselors at the school for any students or staff who needs additional support.
The death was the 24th traffic-related fatality in Salt Lake City this year.
