Spanish Fork police are investigating an auto-pedestrian fatality that took the life of a 3-year-old boy, but initial indications are that it was a tragic accident.
The boy reportedly was riding a "pocket bike" — a small, pedalless bicycle-scooter — during a heavy rainstorm about 3 p.m. Wednesday when he came around a corner and into the path of a car backing out of a driveway near 1000 East and 1400 South.
The child, whose identity was withheld pending notification of extended family, was in very critical condition when rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
Spanish Fork police Lt. Matt Johnson said a ground ambulance was used when the rainstorm was deemed too dangerous for a medical helicopter.
The driver, a woman 65 to 70 years old, was not physically injured but was emotionally distraught and was taken to the hospital for observation, Johnson said.
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