BSO: 1-year-old boy was fatally struck by his mother outside West Park home; city’s mayor visits victim’s family

WEST PARK, FLA. (WSVN) – Authorities said the 1-and-a-half-year-old boy who was struck and killed outside a home in West Park was hit by his own mother.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Wilson Matias Jr. ran out of the residence, located along the 100 block of Allen Road when he was struck by a white 2024 Chevrolet Suburban, shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Detectives said the toddler’s mother, 33-year-old Ericka Cante Hernandez, was behind the wheel of the the SUV and was driving the vehicle out of the driveway at the time of the crash…

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