Anthony Meade, 3, killed when his stroller is hit by pick-up in Phoenix, Arizona
Modified Date:
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pmAccident Date:
Tuesday, December 3, 2013Boy, 3, killed as pickup truck runs over stroller in Phoenix.
A 3-year-old boy being pushed across the street in a stroller by his 10-year-old sister was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a pickup truck.
A 3-year-old boy being pushed across the street in a stroller by his 10-year-old sister was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a pickup truck.
Phoenix police said Anthony Meade was in the stroller as the siblings, their mother and grandmother and another sibling were leaving a shopping area near 20th Street and Camelback Road about 7:30 p.m., said Phoenix police.
Police said the family was walking north across Camelback in the crosswalk when a 2009 Toyota Tundra pickup truck heading north on 20th Street turned left at Camelback to go west and ran over the stroller and the boy.
Officers began CPR and were assisted by a doctor, who rushed over to help.
The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
Officers said the 26-year-old driver of the truck stayed at the scene, was interviewed and processed for possible impairment. He was released pending the results of a toxicology report.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Anthony Meade
Roadway:
20th St. & Camelback Rd.City:
Phoenix, AZCounty:
Maricopa County, AZArea:
Phoenix, AZ
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