BLANCHARDVILLE
- The Lafayette County sheriff's office has identified
the 8-year-old boy run over by a skid steer loader.
The
sheriff's department says Melvin Jarrett, Jr., was
killed when he was accidentally struck by a skid
loader being operated by Melvin Jarrett Sr.
Authorities
say Jarrett Sr. was backing up when the boy was struck
at about 4:40 p.m. Friday. Sheriff's officials say the
machine was being used to help develop a small
campground.
The
boy is from Blanchardville and the man is from Mineral
Point.
