9-year-old recovering after hit-and-run in West Philadelphia, police looking for driver
A 9-year-old boy is at home recovering after police said he was struck in a hit-and-run on Valentine's Day in Southwest Philadelphia, just steps from his family's front door.
Kimyetta Demby is left with questions after her son was hit by a car over the weekend.
"Just turn yourself in," Demby said. "Why are you going to make it harder on yourself?"
Police said the hit-and-run happened just after noon on Saturday on the 2200 block of South 56th Street. The boy was rushed to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with a broken leg and facial injuries.
Demby says her son was walking home from the store.
"When he was coming across, he slipped," Demby said, "but that kind of saved him because he would've been standing up. He would've flown somewhere."
Demby shared surveillance video with CBS News Philadelphia that shows the car back up and swerve around the third grader lying in the middle of the street before driving away. Neighbors and family members tried running after the car. Demby was inside her home when it happened.
"I heard like a boom, and then my uncle scream," Demby said. "So, when I came outside, I see my uncle was standing over here with my son, and he basically was like the guy hit, ran him over, tried to hit him and pulled off."
As of Monday afternoon, no arrests have been made in the case.
"It's terrible. It pisses me off, honestly, because it's a kid," Demby said. "How you just leave a kid there like that?"
Police believe the suspect was driving a mostly burgundy 2010-2013 Honda Crosstour, including a white passenger rear-side door, green passenger front-side door and a bike rack.
As for her son, Demby says he's at home recovering from multiple cuts, bruises and the surgery he had on a broken femur. She says he's undergoing another surgery in a few weeks for injuries to his face.
"He's a strong little boy. I mean, it's not phasing him too much," Demby said. "I think he's in shock. He's not like really reacting."
The police department's Crash Investigation Division is investigating.
