A child was critically injured when he ran into the path of a pickup truck, according to Slidell police.
"A 12-year-old boy is listed in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Father’s Day, in Slidell," Sgt. Jake Morris said in a news release.
It happened shortly before 1:00pm on Sunday.
"The Slidell Police Department received multiple 911 calls regarding a child being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Fremaux Avenue and 10th Street."
Morris says the preliminary investigation indicated the young boy ran into the roadway, while chasing his dog.
"A Ram 2500 pickup truck, which was traveling east on Fremaux Avenue, struck the boy. As a result of the collision, the child received severe injuries and was transported to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, where he is currently listed in critical condition."
Police say traffic investigators are still analyzing evidence and witness statements, but do not suspect impairment or speed to be contributing factors.
𝙎𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙮, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩.”
