Carroll County, MD : Girl killed in sledding accident in Winfield on Monday, January 25, 2016

A 5-year-old girl was killed Monday after she was struck by a vehicle while sledding in Winfield.

The incident occurred at about 10:20 a.m. Monday, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The girl had been sledding down a driveway and into a neighborhood road where she was struck by a Kia Sorento driven by a 49-year-old woman, police said.

The child was taken to Carroll Hospital for further care, but her injuries were too severe, according to police, and she was pronounced dead at 11:09 a.m. Monday.

No charges have been filed at this time against the driver, who showed no signs of impairment, according to police, and speed does not appear to have been a factor in the collision.

The neighborhood had been plowed, but the roads reportedly still had some snow or ice on them after being plowed, said Cpl. Jonathan Light, a Sheriff's Office spokesman.

The Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate, and once the investigation it complete, the findings will be presented to the Carroll County State's Attorney for final determination of whether charges should be brought.

The Sheriff's Office is not releasing additional details, including the identities of the child or the driver.

Light said the Sheriff's Office asks drivers to be especially viligant when driving in areas where kids might be playing.

Drivers should also be careful about obstructions to their view caused by the piles of snow created from plowing the road, he said.

Sheriff Jim DeWees echoed Light's request that drivers exercise caution and said that while this fatal accident was unavoidable, people should take extra care to prevent others.

"I was down there [Monday], and that was just a totally tragic accident, it really was," DeWees said. "It wasn't anything malicious on anybody's part, it was just unfortunate timing of that little girl going out in the road."

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Girl, 5, killed while sledding down Winfield driveway