Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A 5-year-old boy is dead and his 13-year-old sister is in the intensive care unit after they were struck by an SUV Monday night.
It happened around around 7:40 p.m. at Peach Orchard Road and Bungalow Road.
The deputy coroner says the children were trying to cross Peach Orchard Road when they stepped in front of a Nissan SUV traveling north.
The deputy coroner says 5-year-old Kyron Doleman was pronounced at 7:42 p.m.
His sister was taken to the hospital. Her condition is not known at this time.
Officials say the accident was unavoidable, and the driver will not be charged.
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