Parents of Burlingame 4-year-old Killed in Crash Sue City, Young Driver

On the evening of Aug. 8, 2025, Ayden Fang, a 4-year-old child, was playing with a friend on the sidewalk outside Truffle Poké Bar on Donnelly Avenue in downtown Burlingame while his family sat nearby.

“The parents of a 4-year-old child struck and killed by a car while on the sidewalk in downtown Burlingame filed a lawsuit against multiple parties on Thursday, alleging “preventable failures”

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Around 6:20 p.m., a vehicle crashed onto the sidewalk and killed him.

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The parents filed a lawsuit on Thursday against multiple parties, including the City of Burlingame and the young driver.

The suit alleges "preventable failures" that led to their son's death.

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The lawsuit says 19-year-old driver Mari Abey was attempting to exit a parking lot with an obstructed view of oncoming traffic because a large SUV was legally parked by the driveway.

“The parents of a 4-year-old child struck and killed by a car while on the sidewalk in downtown Burlingame filed a lawsuit against multiple parties on Thursday, alleging “preventable failures”

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At the same time, an 11-year-old boy riding east on a Class 2 electric bicycle while carrying his 10-year-old sister as a passenger collided with the SUV's door.

According to the suit Abey accelerated over the curb and onto the sidewalk, striking Ayden Fang before crashing through the front of the restaurant.