UPDATE: 2-Year Old Boy Killed in Lehi Identified
LEHI, UTAH – March 28, 2015 – Gephardt Daily – Lehi Police have identified the 2 year old struck and killed in Lehi Saturday afternoon as Tallin “Tui” Harding.
Initial reports said that Tallin was struck and killed as he was riding a scooter through the neighborhood with his father and was hit by a Dodge Durango. It was later confirmed that the driver of that vehicle was Tallin’s mother Nikki.
Nikki and Kaj’s Harding’s 5 children were playing in front of their home Saturday evening when Nikki was on her way to Women’s Conference. As she was pulling out of their culdesac, Tui darted in front of the car and was killed on impact.
According to the you caring fundraising page, “Sweet Tui was full of life and energy. We are all so thankful for the precious time we had with him. He is loved and will be missed by many. This memorial fund is set up to assist the Harding Family with expenses related to his passing.”
The 2 year old died at the scene.
Investigators say the mother will not be cited, calling the incident nothing more than a tragic accident.
In a recent post to the Tallin “Yui” Harding memorial page, Kaj Harding, Tui’s father said:
“I have laid awake all night reading every post I possibly can, every comment on a post, every email and text message, and every PM. My heart is FULL of gratitude for the outpouring of love and support I feel and at the same time my heart is also completely broken. Tui was the glue that held us all together, always happy and always bringing a smile to all of our faces. He made each one of us a better person and helped us to see the good in life with the beautiful spirit and personality that he had. We were told when Tui was an infant many times that he would not make it and tonight Kaj pointed out to me that he very well could’ve been take during the first few months of his little life. Heavenly Father blessed us with almost 3 years and it will be years that I will treasure in my heart FOREVER, He will be sooo much more than missed!!! I know that my own strength is not sufficient for this trial so for every single one of you who have in anyway bore this burden with me, who have mourned, reached out, shared our page, called/text, or left words of comfort, I hope you all know how much you mean to me!!!!. It has in noway been bothersome or intrusive, but rather has been very much needed and appreciated by all of us. My heart has felt every prayer on our behalf and I can not thank you all enough for helping me bare this burden. I’m SOO sorry I haven’t written any of you back specifically to share that with you but please know that I NEEDED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU TONIGHT. Thank you all for helping me get through tonight! — taking it one day at a time–.” Kaj Harding
