. >> a visitation will be held today for 7-year-old shayla pichardo. she died in west new york on her way to school. we're live at the scene of the crash with the details. >> reporter: diane, the death of shayla pichardo has said -- has had such a devastating impact on this community. tonight, people will get a wake. we have watched this memorial drastically grow at the intersection where she was killed. dozens have been stopping by to honor her life and say a prayer for her family. >> 7-year-old shayla pichardo will be laid to rest this week. her loved ones now preparing to >> >> a grieving father spoke to us with help from a translator sending a message to the driver accused of hitting shayla pichardo monday morning on her way to school and leaving the scene. him. step into my shoes. >> surveillance cameras captured this black suv right before it hit her and her mother crossing this intersection at 61 street. police say seconds later, the driver got out of the vehicle, looked at her lifeless body on the ground, and get them the vehicle and speeds off