Mother accidentally strikes 1-year-old son with SUV in driveway of West Park home, deputies say

WEST PARK, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office released more details Tuesday about a car crash in West Park that left a 1-year-old boy dead.

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According to deputies, Wilson Matias Jr., who was 19 months old, ran out of his home on Allen Road shortly after 2 p.m. Monday as his mother, Ericka Cante Hernandez, 33, was pulling out of the driveway in a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban.

Deputies said Hernandez accidentally struck her son with the SUV.

Wilson was transported by paramedics to Memorial Regional Hospital where he died.

In Spanish, Hernandez told Local 10 News she had no words and that she is devastated.

Although detectives believe the crash was accidental, they said the investigation remains ongoing.

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Family members told Local 10 News Monday that they affectionately referred to Wilson as Junior.

“I was in shock because that was my first little brother,” said Ashly Cante, the victim’s sister. “He was a good kid. He liked to play. He was around with me and my brothers.”

Loved ones have since created a GoFundMe page to assist with funeral and memorial expenses.

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