Traffic investigators looking into Gadsden child's death
The Gadsden Police Department's traffic homicide unit is investigating an incident that resulted in the death of a child.
Haislee Faith Williams was pronounced dead Saturday at a local hospital, Etowah County Deputy Coroner Dantez Robinson said.
Gadsden Police Sgt. Marcus Hill said officers were called to the hospital at about 11:15 a.m. Saturday, to a report of a child that had been run over by a vehicle. The incident occurred in the 1100 block of Mathis Street, he said.
The child was about 18 months old, Hill said, and was struck by a vehicle driven by a family member.
The department's traffic homicide investigators examine traffic incidents that result in death or serious injury.
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Contact Gadsden Times reporter Donna Thornton at 256-393-3284 or donna.thornton@gadsdentimes.com.
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