Family members say they're traumatized after a car slammed into the tent where they were celebrating their niece's birthday in Bladensburg, Maryland, killing their relative and injuring many others.

It happened Saturday night on 56th Avenue.

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"We were all saying goodbye to go home. In a matter of seconds all of that was destroyed," said Alex Gutierrez.

Gutierrez said he about to leave his 6-year-old niece's birthday party in when a car slammed into the tent, killing his cousin , Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez. Thirteen others were hurt, including his own baby daughter.

"Very fast. It was just screeching down the street, and then a big bang. Literally, when I heard the tires, I looked towards the street and then I just se

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