A 7-year-old boy has died after being hit by a trailer following a Christmas parade in Mount Juliet, TN.
According to WPSD, Rowan, fell from the trailer and was struck in a parking lot after the parade. The trailer was being pulled at a low rate of speed by a 2014 Ford F150 driven by the boy’s father.
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The boy was taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital with critical injuries, where he later died.
Captain Tyler Chandler with the Mount Juliet Police Department says he’s sad that such a joyous event ended in tragedy.
“As you can imagine, anyone involved in an incident like this, everyone involved in an incident like this, extremely heartbroken. And I don’t think I can put words to describe such grief,” Chandler said.
According to WPSD, a fundraiser has been set up by a family friend. A candlelight vigil was held in Rowan’s honor on Sunday at Mount Juliet Middle School.