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Authorities probing death of Alabama boy run over by mother

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RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. — Authorities are investigating the death of an Alabama boy who was run over by his mother.

Franklin County Coroner Elzie Malone tells the TimesDaily 2-year-old Brantlee Presley was killed Saturday when his mother ran over him.

Sheriff Shannon Oliver says the boy’s mother was dropping him off at his father’s house and didn’t see the child when she began driving away.

Oliver says the incident appears to be accidental but the investigation is ongoing.