Crime & Safety

4-Year-Old Girl ID'd After Being Fatally Struck By Car In Boston

Gracie Gancheva​​ died at the hospital after the incident in the Fort Point section of the city, officials said.

The girl's death remains under investigation by Boston Police accident reconstruction detectives, officials said.
The girl's death remains under investigation by Boston Police accident reconstruction detectives, officials said. (Haley Cornell/Patch)

BOSTON, MA — The 4-year-old girl killed Sunday after being fatally struck by a car in South Boston has been identified.

Gracie Gancheva died at the hospital after the incident in the Fort Point section of the city, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's Office.

"It's difficult to adequately express the scope of tragedy in losing someone so young," District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Wednesday. "My staff and I extend our deepest condolences to Gracie Gancheva’s family, friends and loved ones."

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The girl's death remains under investigation by Boston Police accident reconstruction detectives, officials said.

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