Community remembers 11-year-old hit and killed in Bath Beach
There's now a growing memorial at the intersection of Bath Ave and 23rd Ave in honor of Amira Aminova.
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Loved ones are remembering the life of an 11-year-old girl who was killed after getting hit by a bus in Bath Beach.
There's now a growing memorial at the intersection of Bath Ave and 23rd Ave in honor of Amira Aminova. Police say she was crossing the street when she was hit by a turning school bus Thursday afternoon. She was rushed to the hospital but didn’t survive.
Police have identified the driver as 62-year-old Wawa Aurelus. Investigators say he didn’t stay on the scene but was later arrested and charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian.
Officials say the driver received a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned Feb. 24.
