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Dallas Car Accident Claims Life of Toddler

Posted on May 01, 2011

A Dallas car accident involving a single vehicle claims the life of a toddler after the airbag deploys while the child is on the mother's lap. The incident took place at approximately 9:00 on Sunday evening, April 17, 2011, near Dallas Love Field.

According to police, an 18-month-old girl lost her life when the pickup truck she was riding in slammed into a utility pole behind The Cluster apartments, deploying the airbag. The toddler was reportedly sitting in her mom's lap at the time of the crash.

Rescue crews transported the unidentified girl to Children's Medical Center where she was pronounced dead from blunt force trauma.

The driver has been identified as Gerardo Moreno, 24, of Lewisville. He reportedly fled the accident scene but turned himself in to police a short time later. Police report that Mr. Moreno was not the child's father.

Mr. Moreno told police that he was looking in the rearview mirror at another car when he drifted into the utility pole. He faces manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid charges for his involvement in the single-vehicle crash.

The fatal Dallas motor vehicle accident is still under investigation by local authorities.

This is a terrible tragedy and we would like to extend our thoughts and condolences to the victim's family and friends during this difficult time.

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