Kirkland police have not yet confirmed if the woman was driving forward or backing out when the crash happened. But it's something that parents in the area saying they just want to go home and hug their kids tight.

"Just the other day in this same parking lot, I was parked up front and she ran to the car and I'm like you can't do that!" said Lucy Bracken, a Woodinville mom whose daughter is also 3 years old.