KUNA - A 22-month old toddler is dead after a truck backed over him in the driveway of his home Tuesday afternoon.
It happened in the 600 block of Red Oak Avenue at around 4:30 p.m.
Ada County Sherriff's Office spokesperson Andrea Dearden says a family member was backing his three-quarter ton pickup truck out of the driveway of his house when the toddler ran behind the truck.
Sheriff's deputies performed CPR on the toddler until paramedics arrived. The child was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Ada County will continue to investigate but Dearden says it is unlikely there will be any criminal charges filed.
She says this appears to be nothing more than a horrific accident. She says it serves as a reminder to all drivers to take a few extra moments to make sure children are safely away from a moving vehicle.
therealstarlight said on November 4, 2009 at 1:14 PM
This is very sad.
whawha said on November 4, 2009 at 2:01 PM
This is my greatest fear in the world.
vegasman said on November 4, 2009 at 7:52 PM
My god.... This is terrible. This is the kind of story that truely upsets me, and that's not easy to do....
casanovafrankens said on November 4, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Trucks are notoriously bad do to lack of rear visilibility. So where were the parents?
soon2bmommyof2 said on November 5, 2009 at 5:48 AM
This is one of my biggest fears I feel so bad for the family.. This was the wrong story for me to read today.. I do hope the family can heal from this!