Girl Hit By Car Dies Of Head Injuries

A 5-year-old Seattle girl hit by a car Saturday in north Spokane died early Sunday.

Melissa Taylor was hit at 6:25 p.m. when she and her 6-year-old cousin were trying to cross Crestline near Bridgeport, police said.

She was taken to Holy Family Hospital with massive head injuries. She died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

No charges were filed against the 25-year-old driver, whom police did not identify.

A witness told police the two girls waited and watched for cars for several minutes before Taylor tried to cross the street.

Taylor lived with her father in Seattle, police said. She was visiting her mother while on spring break, and they were visiting family members who live on Crestline.