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Chesapeake toddler killed after being hit by mother's car: Police

Chesapeake toddler killed by mother's car
Chesapeake toddler killed after being hit by mother's car
Posted at 2:27 PM, Jan 12, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-13 12:47:23-05

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A toddler has died at the hospital after Chesapeake police said his mother struck him with her car Thursday afternoon.

At 12:50 p.m., Chesapeake police were called to the 100 block of Avonlea Drive for a report of a vehicle and child auto accident.

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Officers said they determined that the child's mother was driving her vehicle when her toddler son ran out and was struck. The boy was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Investigators are still on the scene investigating.

News 3 will update this article when more information becomes available.