Red Oak, Iowa girl killed by police car was headed to the store
A girl struck and killed by a Red Oak police officer heading to a fire ran into the road, according to an Iowa State Patrol spokesperson.
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A girl struck and killed by a Red Oak police officer heading to a fire ran into the road, according to an Iowa State Patrol spokesperson.
The Iowa girl reportedly ran into the roadway on Monday, January 10th, on her way to a grocery store to buy snacks with a gift card she received for Christmas.
Vana Redd was struck and killed by a Red Oak police cruiser heading to a report of an apartment fire in the Iowa town.
A 12-year-old Iowa girl who was struck and killed by a police vehicle that was headed to an apartment fire had been on her way to a grocery store to buy snacks with a gift card she got for Christmas, her older sister said.
Vana Marie Redd's sister, 15-year-old Gracie Redd, described her as a "big social butterfly" who "could make anybody laugh."