8-year-old girl killed by train near downtown Fresno
Police are investigating the death of an 8-year old-girl who was killed by a train Monday night.
Officers were called a section of track near Belmont avenue and Diana street at 5:51 p.m., where witnesses told police several children had been playing.
The train had been stopped, witnesses told police, and the girl became stuck when it started to move southbound and then dragged her about 100 yards..
The girl’s mother had been notified and was on the scene when police arrived.
Tuesday, the Fresno County Coroner’s Office identified the girl as Joy Anna Harris of Fresno, and Fresno police announced that her mother had been arrested and is facing felony child neglect charges.
This story was originally published December 17, 2018 at 8:01 PM.