11-year-old dead after hit by car driven by family member with no license, SAPD says

The family member thought they were putting car in reverse, but accidentally put it in drive and when they stepped on the accelerator, they ran over the child.SAN ANTONIO — An 11-year-old boy was accidentally run over and killed by a family member in his own driveway Saturday afternoon, police say.responded to the 5400 block of Sunlit Brook, near Wurzbach Road and Babcock Road, around 4:15 for reports of an accident.

When officers arrived at the home, they were told that the 11-year-old boy was standing on the driveway at his home when an older relative, also a juvenile, tried to drive another family member's Toyota Corolla that was parked in the driveway. The older juvenile relative did not have a driver's license, or any experience driving. He told police he thought he was putting the gear in reverse, but instead put it in drive, stepped on the accelerator and hit the boy.

A family member heard the crash, and tried to help the boy, then drove him to University Hospital, which was close by. Fight over liquor bottle turns deadly, suspect arrested after three-month investigationKENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.

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