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ALT 1964 article Title: First Victim. Boy, 3, Killed By Auto on Oakland St Body: The Oakland st approach to the Pulaski Bridge took its victim Wednesday afternoon, little Jimmie Bataglia, 3, of 257 Eckford st. He died at 4:45pm on the southbound roadway that leads off the span. According to police of the 94th Precinct on Meserole ave, little Jimmie was playing unattended on the Oakland st sidewalk 25 feet south of Calyer st, then darted onto the roadway from between 2 parked autos. The boy ran into the rear wheels of an auto operated by Ignatio Pellicano of 314 Wilson ave. His small body was thrown to the pavement. An ambulance dr pronounced him dead. Pellicano, who was going south on the street, was not held. The boy is the son of Mr. &Mrs. Jean Battaglia of the Eckford st address. Residents of the area have called Oakland st "a road-way turned speedway." They have been asking the Traffic Department to install signal lights along the bridge approach for more than 2 months without success.

















