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Posted: Monday, 06 July 2009 7:38AM

4-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck By SUV



    HOUSTON (AP) _ Harris County authorities are investigating a traffic accident in which a 4-year-old boy died after being struck by a sport utility vehicle as the driver backed out from a curb.
    Authorities said Devon Osborn walked behind the vehicle and was partially run over by the right rear tire of the vehicle in a northwest Harris County neighborhood Saturday night. He was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Texas Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
    The Houston Chronicle reported that authorities said the death appears to be accidental. No charges have been filed.
   
    (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

 
 
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