By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 1-year-old girl was killed when she was run over by a car in a Tenino area driveway this morning.
“A tragic accident, no charges, just a tragic accident,” Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Cliff Zeisemer said today.
Deputies and firefighters were called about 8:15 a.m. to the baby’s family home on the 16,000 block of Melville Street.
Ziesemer said a 21-year-old woman arrived to the residence to pick up a child for daycare, as the families carpooled.
“Mom came out with the child and also the 1-year-old,” Ziesemer said. “Unbeknownst to everyone, the child had walked in front of the van.”
He said the newer van pulled away very slowly in the circular driveway; the mother had turned to head back into the house.
An arriving deputy started CPR and members of Thurston County Fire District 12 continued, but the baby was pronounced dead at the scene, according to responders.
The parents were both home, the mother had thought the child was back in the house, he said.