HOUSTON (AP) - Authorities say a 1-year-old has died after being struck as her mother backed a sport utility vehicle out of their Houston garage.
Houston police spokesman John Cannon says the daughter was struck Sunday early morning. He says that the child somehow wandered behind the car as the mother was backing out about 40 minutes after midnight Saturday.
Cannon says the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cannon says the mother was not found to be impaired. He says the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.
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