A toddler died in a freak accident when her mom set her down on the driveway in her car seat, then inadvertently struck it with her car tire, cops say.
Cyra Rose Thoeming, who was 13 months old, died outside her home in Cottonwood, 100 miles north of Phoenix, on Thursday afternoon.
Investigators say that the mother, Jafria Thornburg, was parking her car outside of the family home when she took Cyra out of the vehicle while still strapped to her car seat.
Thornburg did so in order to maneuver the car out of a tight space, cops say, and believed she had set the little girl down in a gravel-covered area that was safe.
Yavapai County sheriff's deputies say that tragedy struck when the canopy of the car seat got caught in front tire and the seat fell into the path of the car.
Thornburg frantically called 911 and little Cyra was rushed to Verde Valley Medical Center with critical injuries. She did not survive.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Department's Criminal Investigations Bureau is still investigating the incident.
Little Cyra Rose Thoeming was born in May 2022, according to a GoFundMe page that has been set up in her memory
The child's mother, Jafria, accidentally ran over the child with her car, officials say
The incident occurred here, outside of the family's home in Cottonwood, Arizona, around 100 miles north of Phoenix
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Cyra's family and pay for her funeral. At the time of writing, the page has raised nearly $10.000.
According to the blurb on the page, Cyra was born on May 16th, 2022 and passed away on July 6th in a terrible 'tragic automobile accident.'
'There isn't anyone who didn't smile their biggest after spending just a moment with her. It didn't matter how you felt, she would make your day better,' the description reads.
On Saturday morning, Cyra's father, Michael Thoeming, wrote a blog on the page.
Thoeming expressed his gratitude to those who have donated and then wrote heartbreakingly about his sorrow.
'She was a living miracle and reminded me, my spouse and all she came in contact with that the love of God and the goodness of heaven are often with us here on Earth in the form of a person,' he wrote.
Thoeming said that he and his would never stop 'carrying' their daughter in their hearts.
At the time of writing, the GoFundMe page has raised nearly $10.000
'Though I've lost you here on earth. I will follow the path that will lead me back to you one day,' her father Michael wrote on the crowdfunding page
'There are no words… sending you all the love in the world during this tremendously difficult time,' a commenter wrote under Thoeming's post
'Though I've lost you here on earth. I will follow the path that will lead me back to you one day. I will always be your Father which is the greatest title I have ever held in this life. My every waking moment is dedicated to being the man that you made me. I love you Cyra Rose. Forever,' Thoeming wrote in a separate Facebook page on Friday.
'There are no words… sending you all the love in the world during this tremendously difficult time,' a commenter wrote under Thoeming's post.
'Michael, I'm so sorry for your loss. We are praying and we are here for you guys,' another wrote.
Cyra's grandmother wrote on Facebook that the tot 'left an indelible impression on everyone who met her.'
Her uncle also paid a heartfelt tribute.
'My heart is in pieces, this little girl lit up the room every time I was around her and her family. My family and myself have lost a truly special piece of our peace.'
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