Pregnant mother backs over and kills her 2-year-old son in the driveway of her home

PUBLISHED: 12:27 EST, 3 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:47 EST, 3 June 2013

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Mother: Jessica Murphy ran over and killed her son while backing out of her driveway

A young mother unknowingly ran over and killed her two-year-old son while backing out of her driveway Saturday, according to police.

Jessica Murphy of Tacoma, Washington, backed over Hazayah Ward at 11:40 a.m, according to the The News Tribune .

He was pronounced dead at 12:30 p.m. at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.

Murphy, who is pregnant with her sixth child, expressed her shock and grief over the loss of her young son on her Facebook page Saturday.

'I want my baby so bad!!!,' she wrote. 'I held him for six hours after it wasn't enough. I want my baby I want my baby. I just want my baby. PLEASE.'

Later on, she posted, 'My baby sleeps with me every night. How can I sleep now, how can I live?

'My baby is gone I just want him to wake up.'

The child's grieving aunt, Dani Murphy, wrote on Facebook: 'I feel like I can't breathe. This can't be happening.'

Photographs of Hazayah show a happy, curly-haired toddler with a dimpled grin who strongly resembles his mother.

Tragic loss: Hazayah, 2, is pictured wearing a life jacket and a baseball cap

Happy baby: Photographs of Hazayah show a happy, curly-haired toddler with a dimpled grin. His is pictured top right, bottom left, and far left.

Murphy's aunt, Sonya Murphy Acord, has set up a fund on PayPal for the family.

'As y'all know we lost our nephew, Hazayah, yesterday,' Acord wrote on Facebook alongside several photographs of the smiling toddler. 'Preparations are underway for his celebration service. He leaves behind 4 siblings and one on the way. Several of you have asked to help through prayer and finances. YES PLEASE. Prayer is our 1st line of comfort and defense.

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'This is a family of extremely modest means,' the message continues. 'They're going to need as much financial help as possible with......everything. Thank you thank you for your help in advance.'

Police are still investigating the incident and no charges have been filed against the mother.

'It was one of those tragic things,' Tacoma police officer Naveed Benjamin told The News Tribune. 'The mother was apparently backing her Suburban out of the driveway and unbeknownst to her, the child somehow came under the vehicle.'

Mother: Jessica Murphy unknowing ran over and killed her two-year-old son while backing out of her driveway Saturday

Left: Jessica Murphy (far left) and Hazayah (center) are pictured. Right: Murphy is pregnant with her sixth child

Investigation: Police are still investigating the incident and no charges have been filed against the mother

Acord jumped to her Muprhy's defense as some reacted critically toward Murphy online, questioning how such an accident could possibly happen.

'I thank each and every one of you for your heartfelt prayers and condolences,' she wrote. 'As for the few who have the audacity to judge......be careful. Be VERY careful. A lesson in humility is sometimes hard to swallow.'

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So very, very sad. I have known another lady this happened to. Children are so fast to run out and when so small you cannot see them in front of or behind the car. My heart goes out to this mother who bear so much grief and guilt. - Mary Rose 1 , Lexington NC, United States, 03/6/2013 20:04

I am a father, and I know very well how fast children are.

But that doesn't explain why a 2 year old child was left alone, unsupervised, to run around in the front lawn while his mother is driving away, leaving the house, does it?

- Completely Average , Somewhere, United States, 03/6/2013 20:38

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This is a family of "modest means" and had several children, but drove a suburban!!!

- sky22 , seattle, United States, 03/6/2013 20:35

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Contraception is a good idea for families of modest means if this article is accurate....and my deepest condolences for the loss of a precious boy.

- mailonlineuser , hattiesburg, United States, 03/6/2013 20:18

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May God bring peace to this family.

- Carl Schmidt , Pacific Northwest, 03/6/2013 20:17

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why is the first thing that people do when someone dies is set up a donation account??? since there is now one less mouth to feed, seems unnecessary. funeral costs don't have to be expensive...but no doubt that a horse drawn carriage and 90 million flowers will be involved....she should have known where her kid was at all times.

- Ava , Washington DC, 03/6/2013 20:13

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- Mary Rose 1 , Lexington NC, United States, 03/6/2013 20:04

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Gee TH...maybe because she is in utter shock and is screaming out for comfort! I updated my status when my mother passed because I was experiencing extreme grief and didn't know what to do with myself.... I wanted my friends and family's support but it was easier to express it in writing. It isn't like she updated it to talk about some random thing! God Bless you TH that you may learn some humility and compassion and for this family and comfort them...RIP little one :(

- Mia Pinion , Nebraska USA, 03/6/2013 19:53

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Not cool DM, names were not being released here.(seattle/tacoma)

- Peanut , Seattle, 03/6/2013 19:52

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Such a sad accident. :(

- Kay , Wiltshire, 03/6/2013 19:43

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Why is her first reaction to update her Facebook page??

- TH , TH, USA, 03/6/2013 19:42

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