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Coroner identifies 9-year-old boy killed in Westfield crash

It happened around 2 p.m. Saturday on Apollo Drive, near East 156th Street and Oak Ridge Road.
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WESTFIELD, Ind. — Westfield police said a 9-year-old boy died Saturday after being hit by a car.

Officers got a report of a pedestrian struck around 2 p.m. on Apollo Parkway, near East 156th Street and Oak Ridge Road.

Police said the child had been hit by a car. He later died at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital.

On May 2, the Marion County Coroner's Office identified the child as 9-year-old Tucker Swain and listed his death as accidental.

The circumstances of the crash are still under investigation, authorities said.

Due to coverage issues from staff attending the Celebration of Tucker Swain’s Life, dismissal times for Friday, May 5, will be as follows:

  • Afternoon developmental preschool - Canceled
  • TOTS & All Aboard - 4 p.m.
  • K-4 -1:00 p.m.
  • 5-8 - 2:05 p.m.
  • 9-12 - 2:09 p.m.

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