Stepfather Runs Over, Kills 6-Year-Old

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Parents showed up at a school in Clarksville on Friday to hug their children after a first-grader was killed while waiting for the school bus.

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According to the Clarksville Police Department, 6-year-old Hunter Compher was run over and killed as his stepfather, 21-year-old Kevin Anthony Bolyard, pulled into the driveway.

"The child was standing by the mailbox," said Clarksville police Officer Michael Caver.

According to Clarksville police, Compher's stepfather got in his truck Friday morning running late for work. Compher was standing near the mailbox waiting for his schools bus when he was killed.

"The stepfather said he came and he was in a rush because he had woke up late, but he just didn’t see him standing there and turned into the driveway," Caver said.

Compher was a popular student at Barkers Mill Elementary School. Counselors were called in to help grieving students.

Principal Rhonda Kennedy spent time with Compher’s family after the crash and then the one at school.

"We've had a lot of parents stop by school and just want to hug and kiss their children," she said.

"I needed to find out and see my daughter, hug my daughter and know she's OK," said parent Layra Ortiz.

Kennedy said she's trying to care for grieving classmates, but future plans involve some kind of memorial for Compher.

Compher, who people who knew him said loved to read, would have turned 7 on April 27.

Compher's stepfather was taken to a Clarksville hospital following the incident. Clarksville police will turn all of the evidence in the incident over to a grand jury for consideration.

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