PLEASANT GROVE — A 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by a truck in Pleasant Grove on Tuesday, and the driver was taken into police custody after leaving the scene.
Pleasant Grove Police Sgt. Derick Shumway said the boy was crossing 2600 North at 900 West at about 4 p.m. when he was hit by a truck turning at a stop sign.
First responders administered first aid to the boy before he was transported to the hospital, but Shumway said the boy died shortly after arriving there.
“(It’s) a big tragedy for us; something none of us want to respond to,” Shumway said. “Our hearts go out to the families and the witnesses and everybody that was involved, really.”
Investigators spoke with witnesses and located videos to help them identify the vehicle involved as a white, four-door Chevy truck with a handicap placard; its driver, they learned, was a man in his 80s.
Police said the man was located Tuesday night and taken in for questioning, but they did not release his name. Investigators are working to determine what may have caused him to hit the boy.
Police did not release the name of the boy who died Tuesday.
Contributing: Debbie Worthen
