NASHVILLE MI (WKZO) — 1-1/2 year old baby boy was killed when he was run over by a piece of construction equipment operated by his father.
It occurred in the 8000 block of Lacey Road south of Nashville in Barry County.
The man, identified as Eric Abbott was apparently trying to remove a dog house with a Skid Steer, a small front end loader when he backed over his youngest child..
Trooper Blaine Bachman says the boy was dead at the scene.
Police say the death in the back yard of the home in Asyria Township is being called a tragic accident but a death investigation will be conducted as a matter of routine.
