Toddler Hit By Father's Truck Dies In 'Tragic Accident': Sheriff

Barrington IL

21 April, 2021

12:32 PM

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BARRINGTON, IL— A 1-year-old boy was killed Tuesday evening after his father backed over the toddler in what appears to be a tragic accident, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. The boy was identified as 18-month-old Sebastian Kusnir. An autopsy confirmed Sebastian died from multiple blunt force injuries as a result of the incident, according to a statement from the Lake County medical examiner's office. A preliminary investigation showed the truck accidentally rolled over the child when Sebastian ran towards his father's pickup truck as the man was backing out of the driveway at their West Drake Road home, police said. When the driver started to turn the pickup truck to pull forward, one of the front tires rolled over the toddler. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. near Barrington. Immediately after, the man and his wife drove the boy to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead. Officials said the toddler was outside with his mother and siblings at the time of the accident, about 50 feet away from the driveway. Neither parent saw the child approach the truck, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.