{"id":34509,"date":"2025-11-04T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/34509\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:22:12","slug":"2-houston-toddlers-killed-in-separate-auto-pedestrian-crashes-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/34509\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Houston toddlers killed in separate auto-pedestrian crashes over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 2-year-old is dead after being hit by a car at an apartment complex in East Houston Sunday afternoon, a day after a 3-year-old was struck and killed by a truck while walking with his mother in West Houston, authorities said.\u00a0according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

A mother and her two daughters, one of them 2 years old, were walking through the parking lot of the apartment complex off 14340 Wallisville Road around 4 p.m., according to a Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.<\/p>\n

At some point, the 2-year-old walked in front of a parked SUV as another resident at the complex began to drive forward, coming to a stop once the driver ran over the 2-year-old, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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The resident stayed on scene to cooperate with the investigation and showed no signs of intoxication, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The 2-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. The\u00a0Harris County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.<\/p>\n

A 3-year-old boy was killed in West Houston Saturday evening while he was walking with his mother through an apartment complex. He was hit by a truck after walking into the roadway.<\/p>\n

The driver did not stop and help the child, a Houston news release states. An unoccupied vehicle was later found and is suspected to be related to the incident.<\/p>\n

The Houston Police Department is continuing its investigation.<\/p>\n

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