A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident in Dallas on Sunday night, according to Dallas police. The incident occurred around 8:57 p.m. in the 2200 block of Wheatland Road, east of South Hampton Road.
Authorities reported that three juveniles were walking in the center median when one of them stepped into the far-left lane of traffic and was hit. The driver, operating what police described as a silver extended cab pickup, fled the scene without stopping to render aid.
The victim was transported by Dallas Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
The boy’s mother, Kelisha Gichuki, shared her devastation upon receiving the news. “I was like, what accident! He could barely get it out because I was crying so bad,” Gichuki told NBC 5. “He was like, ‘He’s been hit by a car. We need you to get to Children’s now.’”
She explained that her son, Bradley, sustained multiple injuries and is heavily sedated. “His foot has fractures. He’s going to have to have surgery on his foot,” she said. “His knee, they’re going to have to [remove] blood out of his knee. He has a skull fracture, and they may have to do surgery on it.”
While the driver didn’t stop, a passerby, Kenetra Williams, witnessed the aftermath and immediately intervened. “I took my jacket off for him. I put my jacket over him. I spoke to the little boys with him, his friends,” she said. Williams quickly realized it was a hit-and-run and acted on instinct. “I would treat anybody’s baby as if they were mine,” she said. “I would want someone to do the same for my child if it happened to her, or my family members or nephew if it happened to him.”
Gichuki said she had given Bradley money to walk to a nearby restaurant, a routine he’d followed many times. “I just get so confused and I just get sad, and I’m praying that he makes it,” she said. “You know, that nothing changes.” She expressed gratitude for Williams, a woman she had never met, who stopped to help her son.
Dallas police are urging anyone with information about the hit-and-run or the suspect’s vehicle to contact the Dallas Police Department.
