Kristen Anders, 55, is alleged to have been drunk when she hit her grandson Carson Lawson, 5, head-on as she was pulling out of her driveway on her journey to work

A grandmother is alleged to have run over and killed her five-year-old grandson while drunk driving at 7am.

Kristen Anders, 55, pulled out of her driveway as part of her journey to work early on Tuesday when she allegedly struck Carson Lawson head-on as he waited for the school bus, killing him . Police claimed she was under the influence of alcohol and sedatives and was arrested at the scene shortly afterward.

Anders is said to have stopped immediately after she realised what happened outside her home. Officers said she had been cooperating with their investigation into the death of her grandson.

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