The California Highway Patrol is posting reward fliers in its search for the driver of the stolen Nissan Maxima who struck and killed 3-year-old Miranda Palacios.

CHP Officer Raymus Payton, a spokesman for the Westminster CHP office, said the fliers will be distributed in English and Spanish at the crash site in unincorporated Anaheim as well as in the Stanton area where the 1995 Nissan Maxima was reported stolen.

Orange County Crime Stoppers is offering the $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver responsible for the death of Miranda.

The girl’s 26-year-old mother, Lady Audree Rebecca Hernandez, was also struck and is in stable condition at a hospital, Payton said.

On Sunday, friends and family gathered around the crash site at 1411 S. Gilbert St., across from Salk Elementary, to memorialize Miranda.

At the vigil, Kim Kirby, Hernandez’s mother, urged possible witnesses to come forward.

“I want anybody who knows anything, … they don’t have to give their name, … to call the police with some information,” Kirby told OnScene, a video service. “Somebody has to know something.”

“I just want my baby to be able to walk again, to be able to care for her children … I don’t understand why this person thinks that he’s just going to be able to live his life and disregard what happened here,” Kirby added.

The crash occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday when Hernandez, who is from Anaheim, was pushing Miranda in a stroller on the Gilbert Street crosswalk at Guinida Lane, the CHP said.

The driver of the Maxima was headed north on Gilbert Street and struck Hernandez and her daughter.

CHP authorities said the driver abandoned a stolen vehicle and fled on foot after striking the mother and child.

“We are using all of our resources in trying to locate the driver,” Payton said. “We still definitely need the public.”

“This is our priority,” Payton added.

Since the fatal crash, the surrounding community has reached out to support the family financially.

On Saturday, the Magnolia High School baseball team hosted a car wash with more than $1,000 in proceeds going toward the family.

“Everyone at Magnolia is devastated by what happened, with many students witnessing the tragedy firsthand,” said Rick Penn, athletic director at Magnolia High School.

Penn said the car wash had been planned ahead of time and varsity baseball coach Arte Gonzalez had the idea to steer the proceeds toward the family.

“The kids could see the vigil from the field,” Penn said. “It’s captivated everybody’s sympathy.”

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the accident or the whereabouts of the driver to call the CHP at 714-892-4426 or 949-559-7888.

Anonymous tips can be left through Orange County Crime Stoppers at occrimestoppers.org or by calling 855-847-6227.

Contact the writer: amolina@ocregister.com or 714-704-3795