Friday, May. 09, 2008

Police release name of Blue Springs boy killed on bike

Authorities have identified a 4-year-old boy who died Thursday evening after being struck by a truck while riding a bike.

Mason P. McBride was riding near Ninth Street and Robin Circle in the Villas of Autumn Bend when he was struck and run over by a Rent-A-Center truck. He was dead when emergency crews arrived.

Police said the truck was driving at a slow speed. No charges are expected to be filed against the driver.

| Kevin Hoffmann, khoffmann@kcstar.com

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