ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke father is seeking justice after his 8-year-old son was injured during an alleged hit-and-run incident. It occurred on the 1900 block of Hanover Avenue NW, Roanoke Police Department said.
RPD said the incident occurred at 8:29 a.m. Monday. Shortly after, a neighbor alerted the child’s father to the collision. The boy was on a bike at the time.
“I saw my son laying face down in the pavement in the road, not moving at all,” said Tommy Lilly, the boy’s father. “He was unconscious when I got to him.”
He later came to and was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he is recovering from injuries including a broken leg, contusions and swelling.
Neighbors quickly shared doorbell or security camera video of the car. That includes Destiny Mease, whose niece was struck by a vehicle just a few months ago.
“It woke up some things. It brought me back to November and I don’t want other parents feeling like you can’t let your child outside your gate,” she told 10 News.
Officers are searching for a dark gray/black Toyota Camry in connection with the incident and it’s the vehicle in the attached videos.
“It’s one thing to hit a child, but to leave them alone, not to even check on them is inconceivably inhumane,” Lilly said. “And they deserve to go to prison for a long time.”
If you have any information on this incident, such as the driver or location of the vehicle, please contact RPD at 540-344-8500
We will update you with more information as it becomes available.