SHREVEPORT, La. — A Caddo Parish Commission meeting came to a somber pause Thursday afternoon as commissioners reflected on the critical injuries of a 4-year-old child struck by a truck in the Sunset Acres neighborhood.
Commissioner Steffon Jones delivered the news during the meeting, asking for prayers for the child and family while also urging drivers to slow down on neighborhood streets.
Police said the child was riding on the lap of a 16-year-old who was driving a mini bike when they were hit by a truck, reportedly speeding through the neighborhood. The driver was also injured, but the child’s condition is critical…