A 13-year-old boy has died a week after a woman drove over a curb, hit him and left the scene, Forsyth County officials confirmed.
The teenager, identified on a GoFundMe page as Leonardo Camacho, died in a hospital Sunday night.
The incident took place about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday along Kelly Mill Road in Cumming, according to Forsyth sheriff’s office spokeswoman Stacie Miller. The teen was walking on the sidewalk with his father as an Infiniti QX56 approached.
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The man attempted to get the boy out of the way but injured his leg in the process, Miller said. Both were taken to a hospital, and the child was then flown to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta with life-threatening injuries.
The SUV’s driver, who has not been identified, was caught after deputies found a QX56 with a damaged front end that matched the hit-and-run vehicle’s description. She was taken into custody along Jason Drive and is “currently in a facility,” Miller said.
Once the woman is released, she will be charged with hit-and-run resulting in death, vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane, DUI less safe alcohol, reckless driving and driving too fast for conditions, Miller said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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