Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the injured 12-year-old, returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Baker described the injuries the 12-year-old sustained as a few broken bones and a fractured tooth. The child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash.
Baker said this is such a shocking point in the child's life that right now is the time where he just needs his mom and needs his dad, and he'll never be able to forget this. Investigators say the two children were riding a dirt bike when they collided with a FedEx truck.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro released a statement on the crash.
Neighbor Megan Sharma said seeing bikes on Midway Road is not unusual, and they see kids going up and down the sidewalk all the time, both sides. FedEx also released a statement on the crash.
A 9-year-old was killed and a 12-year-old was injured Monday afternoon after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road in St. Lucie County. The injured child has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home, according to Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the 12-year-old. Baker said the child sustained a few broken bones and a fractured tooth. He said the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash.
Baker returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Neighbor Megan Sharma said seeing bikes on Midway Road is not unusual and that children go up and down the sidewalk all the time on both sides. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, with 15 of them involving children.
On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro released a statement on the crash, and FedEx also released a statement.
Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the injured 12-year-old, returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Baker described the injuries the 12-year-old sustained as a few broken bones and a fractured tooth. The child has been released from the hospital and is now at home recovering.
Baker says the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash. Investigators say the two children were riding a dirt bike when they collided with a FedEx truck Monday afternoon. The 9-year-old was killed in the collision.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children. Neighbor Megan Sharma says seeing bikes on Midway Road is not unusual.
Sharma said residents see kids going up and down the sidewalk all the time on both sides of the road. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro released a statement on the crash, and FedEx also released a statement.
A 9-year-old was killed and a 12-year-old was injured Monday afternoon after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road in St. Lucie County. The injured child has since been released from the hospital, according to his family's attorney. Investigators say the two children were riding a dirt bike when they collided with a FedEx truck.
The 9-year-old was killed. The 12-year-old was hurt and is now at home recovering.
Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the injured 12-year-old, returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Baker said the 12-year-old has a few broken bones and a tooth that's fractured. He said the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash.
Neighbor Megan Sharma says seeing bikes on Midway Road is not unusual. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children.
The 12-year-old injured Monday afternoon when a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home, according to his family's attorney. Steven Baker, the attorney for the family, returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Baker said the child has a few broken bones and a tooth that's fractured.
Baker says the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash that killed his 9-year-old friend. Baker described the incident as a shocking point in the child's life, saying he just needs his mom and dad right now and will never be able to forget what happened. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children.
A 9-year-old was killed and a 12-year-old was injured Monday afternoon after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road in St. Lucie County. The injured child has since been released from the hospital, according to his family's attorney.
Investigators say the two children were riding a dirt bike when they collided with a FedEx truck. The 9-year-old was killed in the crash. The 12-year-old was hurt and is now at home recovering.
Steven Baker, the attorney for the family of the injured 12-year-old, returned to the scene of the crash on Midway Road, where markings still lined the sidewalk. Baker described the injuries the 12-year-old sustained as a few broken bones and a fractured tooth. He says the child is progressing physically but is also recovering mentally from the trauma of the crash.
"This time yesterday when the accident happened, you know, his friend was alive. Things were very, very different," Baker said. "This is such a shocking point in his life that right now is the time where he just needs his mom, needs his dad.
He'll never be able to forget this." Neighbor Megan Sharma says seeing bikes on Midway Road is not unusual. "We see kids going up and down the sidewalk all the time, both sides, our side and the opposite side," Sharma said.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says since 2020, there have been 110 bike crashes in St. Lucie County, 15 of them involving children. On Midway Road specifically, there have been six reported crashes, two of which have involved children. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro released a statement on the crash.
FedEx also released a statement regarding the incident. The Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate what led to the collision.