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1-year-old killed after crawling into road while family was doing yard work, troopers say

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM · 1 min read
1-year-old killed after crawling into road while family was doing yard work, troopers say — Lakewood Ranch Health news

JONESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) — Troopers are revealing more details about the death of a 1-year-old boy who was hit and killed on a Florida roadway Friday afternoon.Troopers with Florida Highway Patrol said the family was doing yard work at their home in the Jonesville area when their 1-year-old wandered off.The parents said they searched for the boy in his usual spots but didn’t find him before he ended up in the roadway.The driver didn’t see the toddler and hit him. The boy was taken to the hospital, where he died.Officials said charges are not expected to be filed against the parents or the driver.

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