Father Sues 71-Year-Old Driver Who Hit and Killed 10-Year-Old Elementary School Girl in a Crosswalk

The begetter of 10-year-old ShaoLan “Lana” Kamaly is suing nan 71-year-old driver who deed and killed her successful Florida successful May 2024.

The Sugar Mill Elementary School fourth-grader died aft she was struck by an SUV successful a crosswalk adjacent nan campus, adjacent to nan extremity of nan schoolhouse year, Port Orange Police said.

In January 2025, nan driver of nan SUV, Pamela Schulz, received a postulation citation from Port Orange Police for “failing to workout owed attraction toward a pedestrian successful a crosswalk,” nan Daytona Beach News-Journal reported astatine nan time.  Police alleged that she “had not been operating her conveyance successful a wanton aliases reckless manner. Speed was wished not to beryllium a facet successful this crash.”

Schulz yet pleaded nary contest and was fined, but was not different charged, nan outlet besides reported. 

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ShaoLan's father, Keivan Kamaly, revenge nan suit against some Schulz and nan proprietor of nan conveyance progressive successful nan crash, Douglas Ente, connected Feb. 24, per nan Daytona Beach News-Journal. He accused Schulz of negligently failing to extremity astatine a extremity motion and support a due lookout erstwhile she deed Kamaly. 

Schulz "negligently grounded to extremity astatine nan extremity sign, resulting successful a fatal effect pinch [ShaoLan] while [ShaoLan] was successful nan crosswalk," nan lawsuit, obtained by PEOPLE, alleges. ShaoLan's begetter alleges that Schulz "negligently grounded to support a due lookout," which resulted successful striking ShaoLan.

Kamaly is suing for aesculapian and ceremonial expenses, positive different "damages permitted by nan Florida Wrongful Death Act."

“In her magnificent short life, Lana brought immeasurable joyousness and ray into nan world pinch her contagious smile, sincere compliments and endless curiosity,” an obituary for Kamaly said. “Lana spent astir of her puerility reading, writing, composing, acting and astatine happy times swirling successful her favourite dress.”