A 10-year-old boy died after being struck by a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy driving an SUV on Tucson's south side Monday.
The boy was treated by paramedics at the scene at South Campbell Avenue and East Wyoming Street, south of Irvington Road, shortly before 5 p.m., said Capt. Barrett Baker, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
The child was taken to University of Arizona Medical Center, Baker said. He died Monday night at the hospital.
At 4:45 p.m., Deputy Jesus Verduzco reported to sheriff's communications that he struck a child who was running across the street and needed medical assistance, said Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman.
Hawke said Verduzco was driving a marked Tahoe north on Campbell and struck the child at Wyoming.
Tucson police are heading the traffic investigation because the incident took place within city limits.
The Sheriff's Department will handle the administrative investigation to determine whether the deputy followed proper standards and procedures.
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