Boy, 1, dies after being hit by father’s car at home
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A year-old boy died Tuesday after being struck by a car driven by his father at their Harbor Gateway area home, authorities said.
The father was backing into the driveway of the home in the 1600 block of West 226th Street when the boy, who was being watched by his grandmother, suddenly ran behind the car, said Mike Lopez, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The boy was pronounced dead at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
The names of the boy and his father were not released.
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