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Man Fatally Hits 3-Year-Old Son With Truck

THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a man has fatally struck his 3-year-old son with a pickup truck.

Cpl. Jennifer Bailey says deputies responded to a home on Kelbaugh Road about 8 p.m. Monday for a report of cardiac arrest.

Bailey says an investigation revealed that a 32-year-old man was backing his pickup truck out of a driveway when he struck his child.

The boy was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office says it is still investigating.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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