{"id":2111,"date":"2014-07-14T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapleslawokc.com\/blog\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2014-07-14T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:18:14","slug":"toddler-killed-oklahoma-city-parking-lot-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapleslawokc.com\/blog\/auto-accident-wrongful-death\/toddler-killed-oklahoma-city-parking-lot-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Killed in Oklahoma City Parking Lot Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 3-year-old boy was killed in an Oklahoma car accident that occurred in a McDonald’s parking lot. According to a news report in The Oklahoman<\/em>, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at Northwest Expressway and Council Road in northwest Oklahoma City. Officials say a mother and her two sons were crossing the parking lot when they were struck by an SUV. The 3-year-old sustained fatal injuries and the mother and 4-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The female driver of the SUV was not arrested, but the investigation is ongoing. According to the report, she may have caused the crash while distracted by another vehicle.<\/p>\n

Parking lot accidents are very common, but they are rarely reported. The majority of parking lot accidents result in relatively minor injuries because they vehicles involved are typically moving slowly. However, injury accidents can happen at any speed. It is dangerous to have a false sense of security in a parking lot and to fail to exercise caution. <\/p>\n

Here are a few common causes of parking lot accidents:<\/p>\n