5-year-old girl killed in Sandy auto-pedestrian accident identified as 'miracle child'

SANDY — A 5-year-old girl described as a "light to everyone around her" was hit by a U.S. Postal Service truck and killed in Sandy on Tuesday.

Police on Wednesday identified the girl as Kate Peterson.

Peterson was hit in the street in the area of 9300 South Blossomwood Circle (2200 East) by a mail truck on its regular route. Neither speed nor impairment was believed to be factors, according to police.

"Our heart goes out to all involved with this tragic incident," Sandy police said in a prepared statement on Wednesday,.

According to a GoFundMe page set up to help raise money for Kate's funeral, a family friend is calling the incident a "devastating and tragic accident."

"Her family is heartbroken," the fundraising page states. "She will be dearly missed."

Kate was a "miracle child" born with Dyrk1a syndrome, which is linked with intellectual disability including impaired speech development. But it didn't hold her back.

"With the help of her amazing parents, she surpassed every expectation and milestone that doctors had for her and was a warrior in the community," the GoFundMe page states.

She was "a light to everyone around her and brought so much joy into the lives of her family and friends," the statement continued.

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