One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Toddler Fatally Run Over By His Mother in Their Driveway
A toddler was fatally run over by a vehicle backing out of a residential driveway Wednesday night, and the driver was the young boy's mother.
The incident took place last night at the Harbor City home of an unidentified woman, according to City News Service.
The woman was cleaning in the garage and needed to move her car, according to the Daily Breeze. She believed her son was inside the home when she began to back the car out into the driveway.
When the mother realized she'd struck her child, she immediately took the toddler to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Harbor City, where according to authorities he was pronounced dead.
"There is nothing to indicate this is anything more than a tragic accident," Lt. Jim Cummings of the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The LAPD says the woman is not under arrest, however there is an investigation into the boy's death, which is procedure for the sudden death of a child.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
