Overview
- The child was found unresponsive near South Mount Vernon Avenue and Centerpointe Drive and was taken to a local hospital where he later died after the incident, which occurred just before 9 p.m. on Thursday.
- The Colton Police Department says its Major Accident Investigation Team and detectives are leading the probe and have not released the identities of the child or the parent involved.
- Officials have not disclosed how the child exited the moving vehicle and have not said whether a car seat, an unsecured door, or a window played a role in the fall.
- Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has video to contact Corporal Jonathan Villalobos at 909-370-5000 or jvillalobos@coltonca.gov.
- A major-accident investigation typically reconstructs the scene, reviews video and witness accounts, and could lead to further findings or charges depending on what evidence shows, and investigators say they are still gathering that evidence.