Miami, FL : Mother Killed, Kids Struck While Crossing Palmetto Expressway on Thursday afternoon, January 1, 2015

Authorities say one woman was killed and three children were critically injured when a group tried to cross a South Florida expressway.

The Florida Highway Patrol reports that a group of three adults and seven children was trying to cross the Palmetto Expressway to get to a Hialeah Chuck E. Cheese's Thursday afternoon when four members of the group were hit by a southbound SUV.

FHP reports that 24-year-old Angela Lee Johnson died at the scene while the three children - ages 4, 7 and 9 - were airlifted to a Miami trauma center.

It's unlikely the SUV's driver will face charges, but the other adults in the group crossing the expressway could face child endangerment charges.

Investigators are trying to determine why the group attempted to cross the expressway instead of using a nearby underpass.

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Woman killed crossing South Florida expressway