MEADVIEW – On Sunday (8/8) at 12:07 PM, Deputies with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department personnel responded to the 4300 block of Thunder Rapids Drive in Meadview in reference to a two-year old child being run over by a motor vehicle.
The child was treated on scene and immediately transported to a Las Vegas hospital by helicopter. Detectives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed that the child was sitting in a chair next to a water trailer as the father was off-loading water from the trailer into a storage tank. The mother of the child was also present. After off-loading the water, the father got into the truck to move it. At the same time, the mother walked over to a trash receptacle. The father began pulling the truck forward and was quickly alerted by the mother to stop. The father immediately stopped the vehicle, but he had already struck the child.
The child is currently in stable condition in a Las Vegas hospital. There were no indications of the father being under the influence of any intoxicating substance.
At this time the investigation is ongoing, and the Arizona Department of Child Services is involved with the investigation.