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Cave Creek Child Dies After Accident With A Recycling Truck

A two-year-old boy is dead, after what appears to have been a tragic accident on a narrow dirt road in Cave Creek. 

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Brandon Jones said it happened as a recycling truck from Waste Management was making its rounds.

“While it was backing down that road, it unfortunately struck this 2-year-old child and killed him," Jones said.

Jones said deputies are still trying to determine exactly what happened but that they do not suspect the truck driver was impaired.

Dennis Lambert was a morning host at KJZZ.