Boy ran over by parade float in Stockton, Mo. seriously injured

STOCKTON, Mo. — Saturday afternoon about 3:30 p.m. a 12-year-old was run over by a parade float being pulled during the Walnut Festival Parade.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt M.D. Adams releases details in his initial report.

Kiley Robert, 47, of Fair Play, Mo. was driving a 2014 Chevy Silverado in the parade northbound on North St.

The boy, 12, suffered serious injuries and was flown by aircraft to Mercy Springfield.

“[Chevy] was pulling a parade float when passenger fell off the right side and was run over by the towed unit of [Chevy].” — Sgt M.D. Adams, Cedar Co., Troop D

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