PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - The identity of a 7-year-old child who was killed while crossing an intersection in Pembroke Pines has been revealed.

Sophia Gutierrez died on Jan. 7 after being hit by a car shortly after dismissal from Lakeside Elementary School the day prior.

Police said the 40-year-old driver behind the wheel of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency, blew through the stop sign and hit the little girl.

Gutierrez was on her bike heading home after school that day.

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