Aniya Alexander
Name: Aniya Alexander
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/16/2009
Location: 1800 block West Lincoln Avenue
Peoria, Illinois, 61605
County: Peoria
Agency: Peoria Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A Peoria police van driven by officer Jim Krider struck 2-year-old Aniya Alexander, killing her. According to police, Krider was transporting six prisoners from Peoria County Jail to the Peoria Police Department for a scheduled police lineup at around 6:10 p.m. After crossing South Western Avenue, the eastbound van hit Aniya as she entered the roadway outside her grandmother's home. Aniya, who would have turned 3 in 10 days, Alexander was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Unique ID: 8018
News article: Link
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