Toddler killed in mother’s arms after being ran over by carjacker

TEXAS- A toddler is dead, after a man attempting to steal his mother’s vehicle ran him over.

1-year-old, Zayden Bingham, was with his mother in the parking lot of the Texas Health Huguley Hospital to exchange custody of the toddler to his father, when a man jumped into Binghams car the Dallas Moring News reports.

The alleged car thief, Nico Lorenzo Dela-Fuente, 30, ambushed the parents, attempting to steal the mother’s car. The toddlers father jumped into the car, to stop Fuente from driving away as the car was in reverse.

Police told Fox 4 News, that Bingham was holding Zayden in her arms, when Fuente, as the vehicle was reversing, struck the mother and toddler, causing both of them to fall on the ground.

Fuente then purposely drove over the toddler and crashed into a tree. Zayden was later pronounced dead at a Children’s Hospital.

The mother suffered a fractured skull, bleeding in her brain and road rash, but is expected to live.

Zayden would’ve turned 2-years-old next month..

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