A 4-year-old California girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver when she ran into a street while playing with her parents Friday.
Violeta Khachaturyan died after the 5:30 p.m. incident at East Wilson Avenue and Olive Street in Glendale, police said.
Violeta ran into the street, was struck by a white or cream colored car car and was thrown at least four car lengths into the back of another vehicle. The impact was so severe she smashed the window of the parked car.
"She was a very fun energetic child... this is a child that had hopes and dreams that one day she could be something and now she's no longer with us, family friend Arshak Bareghmayan said, "She ran across the street... and next thing we know we just heard a loud bang and the child just flew across the street and that's it."
The girl's parents Anna and Robert were too devestated to speak about the incident.
An eyewitness named Sabrina said they had tried to stop her from running onto the road.
"The family was calling something and then I guess she didn't listen and the car just hit her. All I saw is that she flew from the car," Sabrina said.
Police do not know if the driver was a male or a female, and the family have appealed for information.
"We do encourage everyone, the driver, to please come forward... if anybody knows any information, if anybody has seen anything, this is the time to do the right thing," Bareghmayan added.
Jason Kandel and Rosa Ordaz contributed to this article