A Sonoma State University student has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for allegedly running over a 2-year-old girl in a Rohnert Park crosswalk while texting on her cell phone, prosecutors said.

Kaitlyn Dunaway, 18, of Rohnert Park was distracted by her texting when she crashed her Honda into Calli Murray as the girl walked hand-in-hand with her mother across Snyder Lane at Medical Center Drive at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1, prosecutors said Monday.

Calli was killed and her mother, Ling Murray, was seriously injured.

Dunaway has not been arrested. She has been issued a citation letter to appear Thursday in Sonoma County Superior Court. If convicted, she faces as much as a year in county jail.

Dunaway is a freshman at Sonoma State University and standout volleyball player who attended Petaluma High School.

“This is a tragic case,” District Attorney Jill Ravitch said. “The Murrays will forever mourn the loss of their young daughter. Without regard to the facts or outcome of this case, it bears repeating that driving while texting is a dangerous and real threat to every member of our community. Do not text and drive. A few seconds of distraction can have devastating impacts.”