Tag Archives: Accident

Toddler Dies from Injuries Sustained when Hit by Vehicle in Driveway

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FLAGSTAFF — On Thursday, March 31, 2016 around 9:48 am the Flagstaff Police/Coconino Sheriff 911 Dispatch Center received an emergency call from a distraught man in route to the Flagstaff Medical Center with his approximately two-year old son. The man told dispatch that the child had been struck by his truck as he was leaving his driveway.

Officers in the field were notified and Flagstaff Police Department located the vehicle in route and escorted it to the hospital. The child was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

According to the father/driver, he was unaware the child had followed him outside. He further stated he was not able to see the child over the hood of the vehicle. The incident occurred at a resident off of Fort Valley Road.

The Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office are continuing investigation of the incident.

The thoughts of the Sheriff’s Office and Northern Arizona Gazette are with the family, friends and community impacted by this tragedy.

FPD report yet another fatal pedestrian accident

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FLAGSTAFF — At approximately 6:30 a.m., Officers with the Flagstaff Police Department were called to the intersection of S. Woodlands Village, and W. University Avenue in regards to a vehicle pedestrian collision.

A 68 year old male pedestrian was attempting to cross the intersection and was struck by a vehicle traveling south on S. Woodlands Village. The driver was driving with a green light, and the pedestrian was not walking in the crosswalk or in a designated pedestrian walk way.

The 68 year old pedestrian was wearing dark clothes and transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased from his injuries. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

The driver was cooperative with the investigation and there were no indications of impairment at this time. The Flagstaff Police Departments Collision Reconstruction team was called to the scene for enhanced evidence collection and investigation.