June 25, 2007

WALDRON, Arkansas

A Huntington man faces charges of driving on a suspended license and DUI/ DWI / drunk driving after he reportedly ran over and killed a 3-year-old girl, police said.

Richard Egan was leaving a home in Waldron on Saturday when he allegedly backed over the child, who was bent down playing in the dirt of the driveway or who was playing in the area. After he struck the girl, Egan allegedly left his car and began performing CPR on the child, witnesses told police.

The girl, Dawn Skylar Newell, died Sunday at Arkansas Children's hospital in Little Rock, authorities said.

The Waldron Police Department said Egan registered 0.14 on a blood-alcohol test.

Egan was charged with DWI / driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and careless prohibitive driving, and may face a negligent homicide charge as well.