COPPELL, Texas -
A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after being hit by
his family's car in their driveway.
According to the Coppell Police Department, the accident happened at about 8
p.m. in the 200 block of Lodge Road, a residential neighborhood near the Sam
Rayburn Tollway.
The boy's mother said he was helping her to unload groceries from the trunk
after they returned home from shopping. She thought she put the vehicle in
park, but for some reason it started rolling backward out of the driveway and
into the alley.
The car hit the 3-year-old and pinned him beneath the undercarriage.
First responders said he was breathing, conscious and talking when they
arrived.
He was taken by CareFlite to Cook Children's Hospital in Dallas.
Police said they do not expect to file any charges against the boy's mother.
