article_snippet.sent: A toddler was struck and killed by Saunders teen uncle who was driving while under the influence, according to police.
article_snippet.sent: Two-year-old Landen Martin ran behind the vehicle as Saunders uncle was attempting to back out of the driveway of a Gainesville, Georgia home on Sunday at 12.25pm, according to Georgia State Patrol Cpl.
article_snippet.sent: Joshua Saunders, who authorities said was driving while under the influence, was attempting to back out of the driveway of a Gainesville, Georgia home when Two-year-old Landen Martin ran behind the car (above the 1978 Chevrolet K10
article_snippet.sent: Georgia State Patrol said following the accident, Joshua Saunders got out the car his 19-year-old uncle Joshua Saunders (right) and saw what happened but left the scene.
article_snippet.sent: Joshua Saunders' Martin and Joshua Saunders family said the teen was not aware that the child had run into the path of the Chevrolet the child was driving at the time. '
article_snippet.sent: It was an accident and accidents happen,' the toddler's mother, Kristian Saunders, told CBS 46.
highlights_snippet.sent: Saunders was backing out of the driveway of a Gainesville, Georgia home when the accident occurred, police said .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The child was pronounced dead at Northeast Georgia Medical Center .
  