2 yr old running in middle of road at 2:30 am is hit and killed

[proud2BlibKansan]

Another child safety reminder: use the latch on your hotel room door to keep your kids in the room. Make sure they can't get out of your house either. My sister used to escape in the middle of the night until my dad put a latch at the very top of the door she couldn't reach.

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -
A 2-year-old boy was killed in an early morning hit and run accident in Kansas City, MO.

Police responded to the 6700 block of Blue Parkway about 2:30 a.m. on an accident involving a toddler. Officers located the child with no signs of life in the Westbound lanes of traffic. He was pronounced dead shortly after.

A witness said she was driving westbound when she observed the toddler running eastbound in the westbound lanes. She turned around to return to the area and saw that he had been hit.

The boys father arrived on scene soon after and said his son had been missing from their hotel room. Police are unsure as to how the toddler was able to get out of the room.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/18153437/toddler-dies-in-early-morning-hit-and

[treestar]

1. Weird.

Most 2 year olds I know don't like being away from their parents. As soon as they were out the door they'd be scared.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. My sister escaped several times.

She went to the neighbors one time and rang their bell at 3 am. Another time the milkman found her playing in the front yard. That was around 5 am.

We laugh about it now, 50 years later. But I know it had to scare the crap out of my parents.

[Cooley Hurd]

4. I went on a long jaunt @ 3 1/2 years old

My Dad had recently passed and, knowing where he was @ the cemetery, walked 3 miles - through the midst of downtown - to his gravesite. Apparently, Mom called the cops, who called the radio station, who broadcast that there was a 3 year old running around town unchaperoned. The police found me first, at Dad's grave and took me home to a relieved, if not slightly angry, mother.

[etherealtruth]

6. My little brother (now 46) ...

... was an escape artist. He never feared when he managed to "break -free."

I will be forever grateful my children did not have my brother's determination to roam free.

yet another example: two or three years ago I stepped out on my front porch for fresh air 9around mid-night) .... much to my shock and horror, as I visually scanned the area, i saw a two year old in diapers wandering in the street. To make a long story shorter .... when I was finally able to locate which house he had come from .... his sleeping parents were shocked and horrified!

[unblock]

7. i remember following the good humor truck on my tricycle.

every time the truck stopped i nearly caught up to it, then it would move another block!

a neighbor recognized me at some point and called my parents. they found me half a mile away.

they must have felt guilty because i remember they let me have some ice cream after all that and i don't remember being punished!

[polly7]

8. My older sister was a sleepwalker, and when she was

3, took off in the middle of the night in the snow to the neighbour's farm about half a mile away. She froze her feet, but was lucky the dog heard her outside and barked to wake the man up. I'm not saying this is what happened here, but anything is possible. What a horrible, sad thing. Poor baby.

[vaberella]

15. My sister was the Queen of flying the coop as a toddler.

Once she went between some people's legs and was going up and down the elevator in a diaper and a long pearl necklace and some heels. It was because people were coming in and out of our apartment that day and no one noticed she was gone until her godmother was looking for her heals and pearl necklace. Then they were like...Lilly, lilly...Gone...

[treestar]

21. So many scary stories

Makes me want to be extra vigilant around toddlers. Lock them in their rooms at night!

[seabeyond]

2. chills... sad sad sad. i remember a time i was fearful when my kids would figure out how to unlock

a door.

i always unlocked when they werent looking and in a way they never saw how to unlock. and they were never curious in figuring it out. i would watch them to see if they ever developed that curiosity. that is so very sad.

[valerief]

9. If the child was still in the mother's womb and the mother was hit by a car and the fetus died

but the mother lived, would the mother be guilty of murder/manslaughter in Kansas?

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Since this child in the article was killed in Missouri, what's your point?

[valerief]

12. Oh, well, Missouri, then. I'm not really up on the states that punish pregnant women.

I realize I got off topic, but it got me to thinking how the parents (or just dad?) wouldn't be punished but a pregnant woman is.

Sorry, my mind wandered.

This is a sad story, for sure, but it just got me to thinking about the war on women in America.

[uppityperson]

18. Thank you for clarifying. Appreciate it.

[cali]

14. no. depending on the circumstances the driver of the car could be charged.

[valerief]

16. Yeah, but the pregnant woman could be charged with reckless endangerment of the fetus

(or something like that) by crossing a highway in the middle of the night. This is a war on women and those women-warring states don't play fair.

Guess I can't avoid being a cynic. It seems in America justice is only for the wealthy and only when they want it.

[laundry_queen]

13. So sad.

This has always been a nightmare of mine, as 2 of my 4 children sleep walk. They are old enough to figure out how to unlock the door and leave, but when they are sleepwalking I'm not sure if they understand danger or not. It's freaky. I especially worry when it's -40 degrees outside. When I move into my new place an alarm system put in, so at least I'll know if the door opens, and I'll be putting in a chain lock (I rent and my landlord said, 'no holes in the walls!' so looking forward to owning..). Hopefully that calms my fears, somewhat. I can totally see this happening in a motel with a 'spirited' 2 year old (had one of those too - she always took off, no impulse control and no fear).

[cabot]

17. Children are amazing escape artists

When I was three, my brother and mum were arguing about him going to the store to pick up milk. He was about 16 at the time. I said, "I'll go," but neither one of them heard me. I left the house, got onto my tricycle and rode down a busy street to the store. I went inside got a bunch of candy and milk and went to the check-out line. The cashier got the manager and the manager called the police. I was smart enough to tell them which street I lived on but had them drop me off at a friend's house. By the time the police pulled onto my street, my mum had the entire neighbourhood out looking for me. Needless to say, she was quite relieved but received a stern lecture from the police on watching me more closely. My brother was grounded.

[Cronkite]

19. The article says "Hit and run". I wonder if the driver knew?

I imagine a two year old would have been difficult/impossible to see at night. While it is obvious the driver DID hit and not stop, how can they be sure it was a hit & RUN?

My guess is it was a "Hit & not realize".....

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. They're saying no the driver didn't realize he/she had hit a child

Just a sad story all around.

[seabeyond]

23. i would think that, too and i see by a response

that is what the police say.

would have been better if they never knew. cannot imagine.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. Latest update this morning - they don't think the driver knew

Sounds like they'll never figure out who hit him. It's a busy highway. It also didn't help that the media gave the wrong location initially - since this highway travels across the metro area and has several different names, depending on which municipality it is crossing.

[seabeyond]

25. ah, thanks proud. nt

[musical_soul]

22. That poor family.