East Texas toddler flown to Dallas after getting run over by lawn mower

HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — A 2-year-old child was seriously injured Saturday after they were run over by a lawn mower in Henderson County.

Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said the incident happened on the east side of the county on County Road 4235. Deputies said a child’s family member was mowing the yard with a zero-turn mower. Then, the child ran toward the machine, grabbed the handle and they were run over.

Hillhouse said the child was rushed to a nearby gas station in Frankston area and then taken to a local hospital. The child was taken to the children’s hospital in Dallas…

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