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Driver jumps curb, kills child walking to school in Flatbush

A walk to school turned deadly for a boy when a car jumped a sidewalk at Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road Wednesday. Police say the SUV swerved onto the sidewalk where it killed 5-year-old Christopher

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Nov 8, 2006, 7:58 PM

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