A Slidell grandmother was under the influence Tuesday when the SUV she was driving hit and killed her 5-year-old grandson who was waiting for the school bus, police said.

Slidell police arrested Kristen Anders, 55, on a charge of vehicular homicide.

Anders was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and other drugs when she got behind the wheel of a 2016 GMC Yukon to go to work. That's when she struck the child in the driveway of their home in the 300 block of Spartan Loop, Slidell police said at a press conference Tuesday.

The child was killed instantly, and Anders did not realize she had struck him with her vehicle, police said.

When police arrived at the scene just after 7 a.m., Anders showed signs of impairment and police said that a breathalyzer confirmed she was under the influe

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