PLACENTIA : 2-Year-Old Killed in Fall From Truck
A 2-year-old Anaheim child died after opening the door of a truck she was riding in and falling to the street, police reported on Sunday.
The Orange County coroner’s office identified the child as Jennifer Carter. The accident occurred at the intersection of Orangethorpe and Richfield streets in Placentia at 12:39 p.m. Saturday.
Police said the girl was riding in a four-door truck in which her stepfather, David DeMore, 25, also was a passenger. DeMore was in the front passenger seat, and the child was in a seat belt in the rear seat, police said.
Officers said the child unbelted her seat and opened the door, falling to the pavement. She suffered massive head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead at Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical center shortly after the accident, police said.
The truck, driven by Larry D. Welch, 34, was traveling about 30 m.p.h. at the time of the accident, officers said. No citations were issued.
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