Updated: 7:24 PM EDT May 19, 2021
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio A 5-year-old child died Wednesday when his foster mother allegedly ran him over as she was backing her vehicle out of the driveway.
According to the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office, the woman called to report she had accidentally hit the boy shortly after 11:30 a.m. Deputies and medics immediately responded to the home on High Hill Road.
MedFlight was also called to assist, but the sheriff’s office said it was diverted when medics decided to instead take the child to Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Deputies learned through an initial investigation that the foster mother was backing up her vehicle in the driveway when the child rode his bicycle behind it. The woman allegedly did not know the boy was behind the vehicle, and he was run over in the process.
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Foster Mom Runs Over 5-Year-Old Boy, Accidentally Kills Him
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An Ohio foster mother was backing out of her driveway when she accidentally ran over the 5-year-old child Wednesday
She was not aware the child was riding a bicycle behind her vehicle at the time, police said
No charges were announced, but police said the incident will be reviewed by state prosecutors
A 5-year-old boy in Guernsey County, Ohio, has died after he was accidentally run over by his foster mother in the driveway of their home, police said Wednesday.
Deputies, medics and members of the Cassell Station and New Concord fire departments responded to a report of a child being struck by a vehicle at Hill High Road, Cambridge, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Guernsey County Sheriff s Office said in a statement.
Alexander Wells released from prison a year ago is being held on parole violation
The Daily Jeffersonian
A Cambridge man taken into custody by authorities while investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy remains incarcerated in the Guernsey County Jail on a parole violation hold.
Alexander T.M. Wells, 25, was jailed on March 8 after being questioned by Cambridge police detectives.
Wells has not been charged in connection to the death of Emrys Pyle, however the child s mother, Shelby Stormes, 23, Cambridge, was charged by police on March 8 with one count of endangering children, a third-degree felony. She remained incarcerated in the county jail on a $500,000 bond.