One-year-old’s death spotlights car seat safety in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE — The tragic death of a one-year-old boy who fell from a pickup truck and was run over has Baton Rouge Police officers investigating why there were no child car seats inside the vehicle.

The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed that Nicholas Aguilar was not properly restrained when he fell from a Dodge Ram pickup truck Friday morning at a gas station.

Investigators say the truck was turning through a parking lot when the rear passenger door opened. Nicholas fell onto the concrete, and the truck’s rear passenger-side tire ran over him. He later died from his injuries…

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