Toddler dies after being run over
Very sad. This happened in my neighborhood. We saw a life flight chopper initially land in a field behind our house last night. My wife called around to find out that it was our neighbors little boy. My wife and I had met the mother a few times and seen her cute little boy. Tough deal for the family. Makes you think about your own kids safety.
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April 22nd, 2009 @ 1:12pm
By Marc Giauque
RIVERTON -- A toddler run over Tuesday in the driveway of a Riverton home has died. Sheriff's Lt. Don Hutson says 18-month-old Liam Higgins died overnight.
He was flown to Primary Children's Medical Center Tuesday evening after a truck, driven by his uncle, rolled over the boy's chest and head.
Investigators say Higgins had just left the house behind his grandmother and was trying to retrieve a toy.
The case will be screened with prosecutors for possible charges, but Hutson says it appears to have been a tragic accident.
Hutson says warmer weather clearly increases the risks for such accidents. "Understand that there are a lot of kids playing outside playing at this time of year. There's a lot of pedestrians, motorcycles and those present a totally different profile out on the roadway," he said.
The accident happened at the home of the boy's grandmother near 117th South and 2200 West.
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