Savannah
Dennis was riding with her brother Benjamin outside their home in San
Leon, Texas, on Monday evening as their mum was inside cooking when a
truck smashed into him.This is the haunting moment a six-year-old girl
screams for her nine-year-old brother to brake his bike - just before he
is tragically struck by a truck.
Savannah
Dennis was riding with her brother Benjamin outside their home in San
Leon, Texas, on Monday evening as their mum was inside cooking. The pair
were waiting to go for a bike ride with an adult when the heartbreaking
collision occurred.
Benjamin's mum Sarah
Touchet, revealed she ran out to help as soon as she realised what had
happened to her son, as she told KTR: "I just kept breathing and begging
him to stay." The driver remained at the scene of the crash, according
to authorities, with the man claiming he did not see Benjamin.
Heartbroken
Savannah witnessed her sibling being struck and quickly dragged him
away from the truck, she revealed: "I was there right next to the road,
so I ran into the road, and I yelled his name, and I dragged him away
from behind the truck so it didn't run over him again."
Benjamin
was quickly rushed to hospital but suffered catastrophic injuries which
led to him being declared brain dead by medics on Thursday. His life
support was turned off and his organs were donated.
The
death is the third in less than a month at the dangerous intersection
as Benjamin's family demand traffic lights be installed there. "You
could look at the video and tell me he never saw him," Nancy Suffield,
Benjamin's grandmother, said.
"He didn't even
know he hit somebody until after the fact, and it was too late. It can't
bring my grandson back. That's why we're asking for somebody to reach
out and get this done, help us get this done, please."
The
family admitted traffic speed outside their home is a constant issue,
with many drivers failing to adhere to the speed limit of 50mph. They
are now lobbying lawmakers on behalf of Benjamin to get traffic lights
installed and stop accidents happening again, the family said.
The
tragic incident comes after a Tesla dashcam captured a tire flying off a
school bus before crashing a car at high speed. The lone wheel is seen
flying through the air from the opposite side of the road over the
central reservation in Queens, New York, on June 5, 2022.
The
stunned cameraman, named Ralph, said: "[The] tire flew off the school
bus just missed my Tesla [and] smashed the car behind me." Fortunately,
no injuries were reported.
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