Toddler struck, killed by father’s pickup in North Las Vegas
A 23-month-old girl died after her father, who did not see she was in the driveway, struck her with a pickup Thursday morning in a North Las Vegas neighborhood, police said.
First responders were called about 11:30 a.m. to the 400 block of Yarnell Drive, near the intersection of Washburn Road and Commerce Street, said officer Aaron Patty, spokesman for North Las Vegas police.
The father and family members inside did not know the toddler had gone to the driveway, Patty said.
The toddler died at University Medical Center, Patty said.
It was deemed an accident and no charges will be filed, he said.
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Review-Journal photographer Bizu Tesfaye contributed to this story.
