2-year-old suffers skull fracture after being hit by car

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - Police say a 2-year-old Dubuque boy suffered a skull fracture when he was hit by a car.

The Telegraph Herald (https://bit.ly/1r0AJXB ) reports authorities responded Sunday night to a report that a child had been hit by a vehicle.

Jaceyon Young was taken to a Dubuque hospital and later flown to an Iowa City hospital. Police say he sustained an open skull fracture.

Fifty-nine-year-old Michael Plein, of Dubuque, said he was backing out of a parking space when he hit the boy, who was riding a tricycle. Plein told police he didn’t see the child in the parking lot.

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Information from: Telegraph Herald, https://www.thonline.com