Authorities Monday were looking for the person who threw a bottle from inside an SUV in Corona, badly injuring a 5-year-old girl who was walking home from school.
The incident occurred about 2:40 p.m. Friday at Lincoln Avenue and Bayfield Drive, the Corona Police Department reported.
Police were looking for a “large silver or gray SUV, possibly a Chevy Tahoe type” that had dark six-or eight-spoke wheels, and damage on the driver’s side front corner, Corona police said.
Someone threw the bottle from inside the SUV, which was southbound on Lincoln Avenue, and the vehicle kept going, police said.
According to KTLA5, Karla Zosoyas of Corona suffered a fractured skull and collarbone and was hospitalized. The girl was walking home from school with her brother and sister on a sidewalk when she was injured.
“I just remember looking down and seeing my little sister on the ground,” Maria Zosoyas told KTLA5. “I feel really bad for her. She’s such a young age and she has to suffer through this, and she doesn’t really know what’s happening fully.
“For my family, everyone’s scared and angry, because whoever did this obviously was heartless,” Maria Zosoyas said. “They didn’t care.”
Anyone with information on the case was urged to contact Corona police at 951-817-5837.