8-year-old girl who was ordered by mother to crawl under stationary freight train killed as it started moving
44-year-old Joy Collins, of Fresno, has been charged with child neglect likely to cause great bodily injury or death, as well as trespassing in the incident
A California mom who ordered her young daughter to crawl under a stationary freight train so they wouldn't miss their bus has been charged after the young girl died when the train started moving while she was still under it. 44-year-old Joy Collins, of Fresno, has been charged with child neglect likely to cause great bodily injury or death in the tragic incident which claimed the life of her eight-year-old daughter, Joyanna Harris.
According to Your Central Valley, the incident occurred at around 6 pm on December 18 in the area of Belmont Avenue near Effie Street in Fresno. A freight train that was about a mile long slowed down and stopped, prompting Collins and one of her sons to crawl under the train to get to the other side.