Deadly crash: Truck strikes woman, child in cart as they cross Atlantic Ave. in suburban Delray

DELRAY BEACH — A woman was killed and a 1-year-old girl injured as they attempted to cross Atlantic Avenue west of Delray Beach on Friday night and walked into the path of a truck, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office said.

The woman, identified as 29-year-old Maria Gonzalez Orandez of Delray Beach, was pushing the youngster in a child’s cart just before 7 p.m. when she attempted to cross Atlantic Avenue in the 9700 block, just east of U.S. 441. Gonzalez Orandez and the girl were then hit by a Ford F150 driven by Emeliano Juares Munoz, 30, also of Delray Beach, deputies said.

Gonzalez Orandez died at the scene. The cart went skidding down the road and flipped. The injured girl was taken to Delray Medical Center, the report said. The child’s name wasn’t released, nor was the relationship between the two disclosed.

Juares Munoz was unharmed. Neither adult involved in the collision was believed to be impaired by alcohol or drugs, according to the report.