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(KLZA)-- A Percival, Iowa man faces charges after a six-year-old boy was struck and killed in Nebraska City Thursday afternoon.
Shortly after 4:30, Nebraska City Police and Nebraska City Fire and Rescue were dispatched to an area behind the Veterans Memorial Building for a pedestrian being hit.
When authorities arrived, they discovered the boy had been hit and killed by a pickup.
The incident occurred during a farmer's market at the location.
59-year-old Vernon Christiansen was arrested on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide and other charges.
He was booked into the Otoe County Jail.
The incident remains under investigation.
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