Coroner identifies 5-year-old struck, killed in driveway
By Shay O’Connor and Erin Lowrey
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SLIDELL, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Slidell Police Department has made an arrest after 5-year-old boy was struck and killed Tuesday morning.
He has been identified by the St. Tammany Parish coroner’s office as Carson Lawson.
According to police, the 5-year-old was struck by a car in the Spartan Trace neighborhood in the 300 block of Spartan Drive around 7 a.m.
According to Slidell police, the child was preparing to leave for school when he was struck by his grandmother in the driveway.
According to Slidell Interim Police Chief Daniel Seuzeneau, the 5-year-old was waiting on the school bus when his grandmother, Kristen Anders, 55, of Slidell, struck him.
Seuzeneau said Anders was under the influence of alcohol and central nervous system suppressants.
Anders is now facing a charge of vehicular homicide.
Seuzeneau said the incident was a tragedy, and asked for prayers for the child’s mother and the boy’s other two siblings.
“Go home tonight, hug your loved ones a little closer because life is precious and you never know when tragedy will strike like it did today. We pray for peace for this family at this time,” Seuzeneau said.
Slidell police said counseling services will be available for officers who responded to the scene.
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