13-Year-Old on Way to Grandmother’s House Is Killed in Hit-and-Run, Toddler Brother on Life Support

Police are looking for the driver who purportedly struck a vehicle conveying four family members in Los Angeles, killing a young person and leaving a baby in a coma prior to dashing away from the scene, various media sources report. On Jan. 9 around 8 a.m., Chris Amaya-Pineda, 13, and his family were headed to their grandma’s home when the driver of a Mercedes ran a red light and hit the SUV, sending it into a wall and a left vehicle, KTLA reports.

Police said the driver, who they accept is a man, didn’t stop and ran away from the area after his vehicle burst into flames, CBS reports.

In a meeting with Fox 11, an observer guaranteed she talked with the driver before he vanished. “He’s like, ‘I killed them kids? I killed them?’ and I said ‘OK,’” the lady said.

After the accident, salvage groups attempted to free the high school kid, his 2-year-old brother, Damian, alongside his 16-year-old sister and his kid mother, Debbie, from the destruction.

Every one of the four relatives were taken to the emergency clinic, where Chris died, and Damian stayed in “grave condition”, as per a GoFundMe crusade sent off for the family’s memorial service and clinical costs.

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“On the off chance that there is a marvel for [Damian] to awaken, he’ll be incapacitated,” his auntie, Julie Amaya, told CBS, adding that the little child experienced a serious head injury.

Debbie was let out of the ICU on Jan. 12, yet is normal go through a few medical procedures before she’s ready to return home, friends and family said on the raising support page.

Her little girl was left with minor wounds. As the family wrestles with their breaking misfortune, they are going to the local area for help, taking note of how troublesome it has additionally been for the youngsters’ dad, who was working when the accident occurred.

“We as a family will obviously arrange assets for Debbie and her family admirably well, as this is our obligation first, however it’d be a gift to get any extra assist that’ll with truly having an effect,” the pledge drive peruses.

The suspect is as yet being looked for by agents, who are asking anybody with data on the accident to contact the LAPD or present an unknown tip on the CrimeStoppers site.