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5-year-old child struck, killed in driveway in Slidell
The 5-year-old boy was struck by a family member's SUV in his driveway while leaving for school, according to Slidell police.
- On Tuesday, the Slidell Police Department said a 5-year-old boy was fatally struck in his home's driveway shortly after 7 a.m. in the 300 block of Spartan Drive in the Spartan Trace neighborhood.
- The child, standing in front of a GMC Yukon in the driveway, was preparing to leave for school when Kristen Anders, 55-year-old grandmother, did not notice him and struck him.
- Authorities arrested Kristen Anders, 55-year-old grandmother, at the scene for vehicular homicide, and investigators said testing determined she had alcohol and central nervous system depressants.
- Police Chief Daniel Seuzeneau is expected to hold a press conference at about 2 p.m. to provide further information, and the coroner's office said an autopsy is scheduled for this week.
- Reporters said they will continue to follow the ongoing investigation and bring updates as local authorities and first responders described the incident as a tragic situation in East Saint Tammany.
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Kristen Anders, 55, was arrested in Slidell, Louisiana, after fatally ran over her 5-year-old grandson while driving to work.
The child was waiting for his school bus in front of the family home at the time of the terrible accident.
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