Boy, 5, Run Over and Killed While Waiting for School Bus by Alleged Drunk Driver: His Grandmother

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Carson Lawson, 5, was run over and killed while waiting for the school bus in his driveway on Tuesday morning

His grandmother, 55-year-old Kristen Anders, is now charged with vehicular homicide after police alleged she ran Carson over while under the influence of alcohol and depressants

Anders is being held at a local jail and her bail is set at $50,000

A Louisiana boy is dead after being run over by a driver who police allege was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

The Slidell Police Department said at a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 11, that officers had arrested Kristen Anders and charged her with vehicular homicide. Police also said that Anders, 55, is the grandmother of the victim.

On Wednesday, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office id