The death of a 1-year-old in Paulding County is under investigation, according to the sheriff’s office. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said the child was hit by a vehicle shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday on Mike Path in Dallas.

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies in Paulding County are investigating after a toddler was hit by a car and killed on Friday morning. Deputies were called to a neighborhood along Mike Path just before 7 a.m. to a report of a 1-year-old who had been hit by a car.

A 1-year-old child is dead after being hit by a vehicle early Friday morning, according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. The devastating incident happened on Mike Path in Dallas, Georgia around 7 a.