9-year-old hit by car in Grove Hall; dies

I saw the aftermath as I pulled up I seen the boy on the ground not moving. Cansomeone update me...did he survive and how did it happen? I am disappointed that the news has not covered the story,butim not surprised that Fox didnt cover it. I would like an update on the 9 yr old please someone.

....late to have a 9 year old walking around, no? Hope he's ok.

Since when is that corner in Grove Hall (or Roxbury, as another report said)?

According to this report, the child was seen with an adult crossing the street outside of the crosswalk.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/9-year-old-...

So now you all can put away your moral outrage over a child being out alone at night. It sounds like the adult may have made a horrible decision to jaywalk in a bad spot rather than go up to the crosswalk and use the light. Unfortunately this is pretty common in a city with a jaywalking culture. The 16 bus stops just past the intersection, and people just run across the street at the point where they are dropped off.

Thanks to those of you who are mindful enough to see the complexity of this situation. This child was the brother of a dear friend of mine. We must always strive to be mindful of the reactions we are having and why we are having them. Fears of our own mortality, our children's mortality, and our ability to do harm can create harm if we do not keep these in check. Naturally, we want to believe that these things wouldn't happen if only someone were more responsible. In fact, studies have shown that people are more likely to avoid developing post-traumatic symptoms if they believe a traumatic situation could have been controlled if a human being had done something differently.

As for the child, he was with his stepdad at the time of the incident. It happened so quickly and so unexpectedly and stepdad wasn't able to protect him. That is so scary and sad to sit with, as parents, step-parents, siblings, mothers, children, and just as human beings in general - but it's true. Sometimes, we cannot save those we love.

I've seen some really upsetting comments on other news stories about this incident, particularly racial microaggressions that engage in victim-blaming. We (especially those of us with privilege) are very prone to pathologizing and blaming others when we are scarred by tragedy. I hope you all will consider, instead, that this is a horrible thing that happened and it affects us all; that when an adult gets into a car when drunk, there is something wrong in that person's life, that this person is sitting with unfathomable shame, that this child is robbed of his life, that this community is robbed of this child's potential, that this family is robbed of their loved one. This affects us ALL.

Lila Watson says: "If you have come here to help me, then you are wasting your time... but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together". Hope y'all will think on that, before you point your fingers and sling your diatribes at a very pained community.