A New Hampshire 2-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after her 7-year-old sister accidentally run over her, the New Hampshire police reported. Police said the child did not obtain major injuries, just bruises on rib cage, upper part of right arm and minor injuries on scalp, chin and leg.
On Tuesday night Sept. 27, 2016, in Salem, New Hampshire, police got a call from a mother telling that her 2-year-old child had been run over in an apartment complex. This is according to CBSNews. The report confirmed that the mother admitted that she had given the car keys to her 7-year-old to start the car.
"Apparently, the mother had given the 7-year-old keys to go outside and start her vehicle, which was a 2003 Ford Focus," Captain Joel Dolan told WMUR. "In doing so, when the girl started the vehicle, she was also able to manipulate the vehicle into gear. The vehicle went into reverse, backing over the 2-year-old, who had followed the 7-year-old outside," he added.
A witness supported this claim. "I saw the baby trying to open the door and it wasn't opening so she was going behind the car and the car was going back and it hit her and she got hurt really bad," Liana Gallagher, witness of the accident, said to CBSNews.
Furthermore, the police force reported that the mother was just inside their apartment when the accident happened and she only knew it when she heard the scream of her 7-year-old daughter.
"The mother went outside, according to the officer as well as one of the neighbors," Capt. Dolan said to WMUR. "They were able to pick up the 2-year-old, and they were also able to call 911. The Salem Fire Department as well as the Salem Police Department responded."
According to nbc4i.com, the police forces are still determining whether to file a case against the mom. "They are inquisitive. It might be something that they ask their parents to do, but to let them go out there and do it unsupervised on a piece of equipment that is as heavy and as dangerous as a motor vehicle, it's just not good common sense," Capt. Dolan told nbc4i.com. The investigation is still on - going, as per Salem police.
