Stockton, California (December 15, 2019) – 1-year-old Kevin Hart was killed in a traffic collision involving a police cruiser on Saturday night in Stockton.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Interstate 5 Freeway near Charter Way at about 10:30 p.m. December 14.
An on-duty San Joaquin County deputy was traveling northbound on the freeway when he crashed into a Ford sedan driven by 23-year-old Kalesha Johnson.
The impact of the collision sent the sedan off the roadway and down an embankment.
Hart was seriously injured in the crash and was flown to a nearby children’s hospital where he later died.
Johnson was also hospitalized in critical condition.
The deputy was treated and later released.
No other information was provided.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.