An investigation into the death of the boy, identified as Nicholas Aguilar, remains ongoing
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- A young child died after he fell out of a pickup truck in a Louisiana parking lot and was run over, according to police
- The victim has been identified as Nicholas Aguilar, 1
- An investigation is ongoing but police allege the child was not properly restrained inside the vehicle at the time
A young child died after falling out of a pickup truck in a gas station parking lot in Louisiana.
The incident occurred around 11:20 a.m. local time on Friday, Feb. 20, in the gas station parking lot on Cortana Place, according to a press release from the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD).
Detectives determined that as the vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck, was turning in the parking lot, the rear passenger door opened. A 1-year-old boy, identified as Nicholas Aguilar, fell from the vehicle onto the concrete below…