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Pickup Truck Driver Rolls Over Toddler

BEAUMONT - A 2-year-old Beaumont boy who wandered into the path of a family member's pickup truck was hospitalized today in serious condition.

The accident happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday on Cherry Valley Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP Officer Darren Meyer said 17-year-old Mariah Smith was pulling into a driveway in a 2004 Toyota SR-5 when a group of children approached the pickup, prompting her to stop.

Smith idled forward when it appeared all the youngsters were out of her path, not realizing that her 2-year-old nephew had wandered in front of her passenger-side wheel, Meyer said.

''The Toyota's right front tire rolled over the child,'' he said. ''Paramedics transported the child to Riverside County Regional Medical Center with major injuries.''

No arrests were made, and the investigation is continuing, Meyer said.

 

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