Toddler Dead After Tragic Accident on Saturday

A 1-year-old Asheville, NC boy died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained after being struck by a motor vehicle at Lake Jocassee’s Devil’s Fork State Park near Salem. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office reported that the child and other family members were walking back toward the parking lot to their car; the child darted out ahead from between two vehicles and was struck. Lance Corporeal Lena Butler with the SCHP has more…

The initial call to 911 was received at 1:45pm, and the child died at the scene at 2:20pm. Coroner Karl Addis identified the toddler as Benny Esquivel. ( He was 19 months old; his second birthday would have been this October)