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2-year-old boy fatally struck in Nogales parking lot

Posted at 10:55 AM, Jul 03, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-03 13:55:34-04

Police say a 2-year-old boy was fatally hit by a car in the parking lot of a Nogales drug store.

Authorities say the incident happened outside a Walgreen's around 3:40 p.m. Saturday.

The boy was walking through the parking lot when he was struck by a pickup truck.

Police say the child was immediately transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The 41-year-old woman driving the truck is being investigated for impaired driving.

Authorities did not release the boy's identity.