7-year-old Boy Dies After Getting Hit By A Truck
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Posted: 10:56 AM Oct 9, 2008
 Last Updated: 3:20 PM Oct 9, 2008
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The 7-year-old boy who was hit by a pick-up truck on Friday, October 3, has died at the Gillette Children's Hospital.

The accident happened in Balsam Lake. Deputies say Cody A. Ward of rural Saint Croix Falls jumped out into traffic while trying to cross State Highway 46 around 4 p.m. That's when the truck driven by 18-year-old Cody Turnquist of rural Centuria hit him. The accident happened in the village of Balsam Lake. Ward was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., before being transferred to Gillette Children’s Hospital. Ward died on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

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Posted by: Bloomer Location: Bloomer on Oct 9, 2008 at 11:30 AM
What a horrible thing to have happen, to both the boy's family and the driver.
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