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Orlando Hernandez, 9, dead after pickup truck strikes him while entering parking lot from Seminary Drive in Fort Worth, TX
Modified Date:
Tue, 07/21/2015 - 2:10pmAccident Date:
Monday, June 8, 2015
Boy, 9, killed after being struck by pickup in south Fort Worth parking lot
Officer Tamara Pena, a police spokeswoman, said video footage captured by the store’s surveillance cameras indicated that the collision was an accident.
9-Year-Old Dies After Hit in Fort Worth Parking Lot: Police
There, they said Orlando Hernandez was returning a shopping cart to the store and did not look for traffic when he was hit by a truck that had just pulled into the parking lot.
9-year-old struck, killed in Fort Worth parking lot
She said the only time she was apart from her son was when he went to return the shopping cart to the front door of the store. When the boy stepped back out into the parking lot, that's when Hernandez says she saw a truck headed for him.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Orlando Hernandez
Roadway:
Seminary DriveCity:
Fort Worth, TXCounty:
Tarrant County, TXArea:
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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