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Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police

A toddler nearing its second birthday was killed when a driver failed to see him and accidentally struck him with a car in Laurel, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced.

Anne Arundel County Police

Anne Arundel County Police

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On Wednesday, June 14, a child was hospitalized after being accidentally hit by a 37-year-old woman in a commercial parking lot when the child wandered in front of her Nissan Pathfinder.

The incident was reported at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3600 block of Laurel - Fort Meade Road.

Police say that the woman dropped off two passengers, and while she was talking with one of them, the toddler walked inches in front of the Nissan while it was still stopped.

Once the conversation was over, investigators said that the driver started to move forward and hit the 23-month-old child.

He was rushed to an area hospital and pronounced dead at the scene. No charges were filed as of Thursday, June 15.

The driver has not been identified.

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