Boy, 12, dies 4 days after Miami auto-pedestrian wreck
MIAMI, FL – A 12-year-old boy died after 8 a.m. Monday after he was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 a.m. Thursday while walking along Biscayne Gardens Elementary School.
According to WSVN, this collision happened in the 560 block of Northwest 151st Street. Upon arrival, first responders flew him via a medical helicopter to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The preteen suffered a Bilateral lung collapse and was put on a ventilator.
The driver, an unidentified woman, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. It is not immediately clear if she will face charges.
Our newsroom has declined to mention the boy’s name in this article due to his status as a minor.
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