SUV HITS, KILLS LIVERMORE TOT

Posted on Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Contra Costa Times



CONTRA COSTA TIMES

LIVERMORE - A 13-month-old boy was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by a Ford Explorer that was backing out of a driveway, according to Livermore police.

Police arrived at 12:46 p.m. and found a neighbor and several relatives trying to revive Jorge Adrian Ortiz-Casteneda of Livermore.

The boy was behind the vehicle on the sidewalk when Juan Alonso, 32, of Livermore slowly backed the Explorer out of a driveway near Lambaren Avenue and North S Street, the statement said.

The boy was taken by ambulance to ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton about 12:45 p.m., where he later died, the statement said.

Alonso was questioned by police and released. The investigation continues