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DesertRat

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 02:03 PM Apr 2017

Ex-NFL star, Todd Heap, drove truck that hit, killed daughter


Todd Heap, a former NFL football player who also starred at Arizona State University, was behind the wheel of a truck that accidentally struck and killed his 3-year-old daughter at their home in Mesa on Friday, police have confirmed.

The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. in the 7600 block of East Summit Trail, which is in the Las Sendas area of northeast Mesa, police said.

The child was in the driveway of the home when Heap moved a truck forward, striking her, police said.

She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/04/14/child-dies-after-being-struck-fathers-truck-mesa/100489522/
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