Toddler killed in hit and run

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It was supposed to be a two night stay in the Kansas City area for the family -- five.

But that family trip took a tragic turn early Saturday morning.

Sat and talked about her kids in everything so -- ages and her kids in the Susan love's gonna go in Jim -- didn't for tonight.

Elizabeth Williams was working the night shift when that Stanley pulled into the hotel about seven Friday night.

Immediately -- says her thoughts with the kids.

Actually the best place to be would be next to me since -- -- kids there and I know it's quiet back there so I think it would be the easiest place.

No one expect it what would happen next.

Police say sometime in the early morning the two year old boy was able to find his way outside of the hotel room and onto a busy street.

A witness telling police she saw that young boy at 2:30 in the morning running across -- parkway.

By the time she could stop and turn the car around it was to -- -- young boy was dead.

Hit me first and think well maybe if I wouldn't talk to your little more or we would have been outside weekend maybe.

Kept it from happening.

Williams a mother of four and resident of the hotel says the accident serves as a reminder.

To sit down with their own kids and explained the dangers of what's going on familiar alone.

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