Authorities say a young boy suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in the 8200 block of FM 1960 west of Dayton Saturday evening.
Around 7:40 p.m., the child and his parents were walking along the highway on their way to view Christmas lights at the Wrights’ Lights display when the boy ran into traffic and was hit by a westbound vehicle, according to Trooper John Sullivan with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
‘The mom had stopped but the child proceeded into the street. Neither the mom nor dad were able to stop him in time,” the trooper said.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the young boy pulled over and returned to the scene where bystanders reportedly were assisting his parents with CPR. Dayton police officers responded and took over CPR until paramedics arrived.
The child was airlifted to Texas Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to Sullivan, the driver is not suspected of being impaired at the time of the accident. However, blood samples were taken to completely rule out impairment as a cause of the accident.
The trooper says the child is believed to be around 9 years of age and is from Beaumont.
By Vanesa Brashier, editor@bluebonnetnews.com