Child dead after pedestrian accident

The coroner in Anderson County said a three-year old pedestrian died yesterday after being hit by an SUV near the city of Anderson.  The senior deputy Anderson coroner, Brent Simpson, is aware of the girl’s identity but is withholding the identity until later.  According to Simpson, the result of the accident on the property of the Covenant Christian Academy on the Liberty Highway sent the child into cardiac arrest.  According to the coroner’s office statement, “The investigation indicates that the victim was taken out of the vehicle at the daycare center by her mother and apparently, as her mother was leaving, the child ran back into the roadway and was struck. Bystanders initiated CPR on the child, until arrival of first responders.  EMS personnel arrived on scene, continued resuscitation efforts and then transported the child to AnMed where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced at 08:45 AM.”