CHILD DIES AFTER BEING RUN OVER IN BACK YARD.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Father's Day turned tragic when a 14-month-old girl was fatally injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Sunday when her father accidentally ran over her in the family's back yard with a trailer he was moving. Catelyn Mae Williams died shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. Medical Center in Bakersfield, about 5-1/2 hours after the accident occurred in the 21600 block of Foothill Drive. ``The 14-month-old ran out the back patio door. At the same time the father was moving a truck and Jet Ski Jet Ski A trademark used for a personal watercraft. jet ski Noun a small self-propelled vehicle resembling a scooter, which skims across water on a flat keel jet skiing n trailer,'' California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Jeff Campbell Jeff Campbell (Born August 25, 1979) is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented his country at U20, U23 and senior levels. The attacking midfielder made his debut for the All Whites against Jamaica in January 2000 and collected 13 caps (5 goals). said. ``The child ran under the moving trailer and received major injuries.'' The father, Robert Williams For other persons of the same name, see Williams (surname). Robert Williams is the name of
The father was putting things in the pickup truck and was apparently going to move the truck and trailer to the right side of the house, said Jim Malouf, Kern County Coroner chief investigator. ``He entered the pickup, started the engine, put the vehicle in gear, looked around, and then began driving,'' Malouf said. After driving about 5 to 10 feet, he heard a scream, Malouf said. He stopped and discovered that the child had run between the truck and the trailer, Malouf said. ``It is tragic,'' Campbell said. ``It occurs more often than people realize with little kids, whether it's in the driveway, out in the streets or wherever. You have to know where your kids are at all times when they are that young.'' |
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