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