A man tragically ran over his granddaughter Friday morning as he moved his truck in the driveway . In what is being described as a horrific accident , 20-month-old Kendra Moad of Kearns , Utah followed her grandfather , who has not been named , out of the house as he pulled his truck forward so he could move some garbage cans . He did not however see the toddler in front of his truck and killed her . Scroll down for video . Kendra Moad ( above ) of Kearns , Utah followed her grandfather out of the house Friday morning and into the driveway . He did not see the toddler and ran her over as he pulled his truck up in the driveway ( above ) to move the trash cans and ran over and killed the 20-month-old . 'He got into the red Chevy pickup truck parked at the residence to pull it forward so he could move the garbage cans and unfortunately the child managed to get under , in front of car and he ran over the child , ' Unified Police Department Lt. Justin Hoyal told Fox 13 . 'Very tragic situation here today . ' Kendra suffered severe head trauma and was unconscious when medical workers arrived , and was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital . This is now the fourth time since August that a child was accidentally run over and killed in their own driveway by a family member in Utah . The grandfather is not facing any charges at this time , but the case remains under investigation . 'No family member ever wants to go through something like this , and so it ’ s always important that when you are pulling out , you ’ re backing out of your driveway : Just take that extra second to check and make sure there is nobody , none of the children have followed you out , or nobody is around your vehicle , ' said Hoyal .
Kendra Moad of Kearns , Utah followed her grandfather out of the house Friday morning and into the driveway . He did not see the 20-month-old toddler and ran her over as he pulled his truck up in the driveway to move the trash cans . This is now the fourth time since August that a child was accidentally run over and killed in their own driveway by a family member in Utah . Kendra suffered severe head trauma and was unconscious when workers arrived , and was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital . The grandfather is not facing any charges at this time , but the case remains under investigation .