Sep 7, 2008 2:23 pm US/Eastern
NYPD: Mail Truck Strikes, Kills Young Brooklyn Boy
BROOKLYN (AP) ―
An 8-year-old Brooklyn boy out for a bicycle ride with his father was killed when he was hit by a mail truck.
Alexander Toulouse and his father were riding in Brooklyn Heights Saturday afternoon when the truck turned a corner and struck him. Witnesses said the driver did not seem to realize he had hit the child.
Police said the boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene and was not charged.
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