A baby girl has died in Pembrokeshire in Wales after a man drove a car into her pram in a multi-storey car park on 2 January, an inquest opening has heard. Sophia Kelemen was airlifted to hospital after the crash but passed away on 3 January. The incident occurred on the final day of the family’s holiday, in Tenby.
The Coroner’s Officer for Pembrokeshire, PC Carrie Sheridan, reported that the ambulance service was called shortly after 16:00 on 2 January regarding a collision between a car and a child’s pram. Sophia’s cause of death was listed as intracranial haemorrhage and road traffic collision. An investigation of the incident is being carried out by Dyfed-Powys Police, with the inquest adjourned to a later date.
The man driving the car, Flaviu Naghi, a 33-year-old from Wigan, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and without insurance. He is due to appear in Swansea Crown Court on 7 February. Police said Naghi was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and drug-driving and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance.
Sophia’s father, Alex Keleman, described the experience as “a horror movie”, and said that he and his wife, Betty, are attempting to navigate their grief while also helping their five-year-old son, Lucas, cope with the loss of his baby sister. The family had taken some final holiday photographs and had packed their bags when the incident occurred
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