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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">July 22, 2020</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov
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<br />Brittany Hilderbrand
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<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7671
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia Police investigate fatal crash involving pedestrian in the 1300 block of Carolina Drive on July 22</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <strong>Date & Time:</strong> Wednesday, July 22, at approximately 1 p.m.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> 1300 block of Carolina Drive <br /><br /><strong>Vehicle 1:</strong> 2007 GMC Yukon<br /><strong>Driver 1:</strong> Adult female, 29, Columbia, MO, no injuries<br /><br /><strong>Pedestrian 1:</strong> Juvenile male, 3, Columbia, MO, fatal injuries<br /><br /><strong>Incident Details:</strong><br />Vehicle 1 was backing into a private drive. The juvenile male pedestrian ran into the path of Vehicle 1 while in motion and was struck by the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The juvenile was transported by ambulance to a local emergency room for advanced medical treatment, where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected in this crash. Next of kin has been notified. <br /><br />The investigation is ongoing. There are no further details to provide at this time.<br /><br /
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