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Doerun boy dies while on vacation
Posted: 07.04.2011 at 9:36 PM
Romney Smith

Romney Smith is a news anchor and reporter with FOX 31 News

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A boy from Doerun was accidentally killed while on vacation

Scene of the accident in Tampa.  / BayNews9 of Tampa, Florida
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TAMPA, FLORIDA -- A Southwest Georgia boy has died after being accidentally run over by a car while on vacation with his family in Tampa Florida.

According to the Tampa Police Department 5-year-old Cameron Lewis of Doerun was with his immediate family visiting extended family in Tampa.

The family was at a convenience store when a 33-year-old female driver in an SUV backed up and ran over the child.

Lewis was taken to the Tampa General Hospital in critical condition where he later died.

Authorities say no charges will be filed because Tampa Police concluded it was an accidental death.

The picture of the scene is courtesy of BayNews9 in Tampa, Florida.

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