By Associated Press - Thursday, May 15, 2014

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Douglas County authorities say a 4-year-old boy died after being accidentally run over in his family’s driveway.

County Coroner Randy Daniel tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (https://bit.ly/1swDZUV ) 4-year-old Messiah Huiel ran behind a car as his grandfather was backing out of the driveway Wednesday night and was taken to WellStar Douglas Hospital in Douglasville, where he was pronounced dead.

Daniel calls the incident a tragic accident and says the boy’s autopsy is being conducted at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab.

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Douglasville is about 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta.

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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, https://www.ajc.com

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