LAREDO, Tex.

(KGNS) - A daycare employee was arrested after a 2-year-old child walked out of the facility and into a roadway, where he was nearly struck by an 18-wheeler.

Officers responded to the area of Chihuahua Street and Malinche Avenue at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 after receiving a report of a small child walking in the roadway who was nearly struck by passing vehicles.