A mother is grieving after her seven-year-old daughter was struck and killed by a driver in a truck last weekend.

Florida Highway Patrol said a 34-year-old man from Hialeah was driving a Chevy Silverado when he struck several juveniles crossing the street in Tampa.

The crash happened on Sunday, Oct. 19, around 8 p.m.

Troopers said the driver was traveling southbound on North 56th Street near Society Park Boulevard.

Jessica William said her daughter, Jalaysia Capers, died at a local hospital. She was with her relatives and a family friend when she was struck.

"I walked out of the hospital because I was so hurt. I didn't want to hear it. I didn't want to believe it," said Williams.

Williams said her daughter wanted to go across the street to a gas station to grab a soda. She said she w

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