JUST ONE STATION: Pickup truck caught on camera slamming into 14-year-old in Somerville

SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) – A pickup truck was caught on camera slamming into a 14-year-old boy riding a mini bike in Somerville Sunday night, sending the boy rolling into the middle of an intersection before the driver sped off.

Gage Jennings said he was on his way home with a friend when the driver was making a left turn on Mystic Avenue at approximately 8:25 p.m., and the two collided. Video captured Jennings rolling several times before landing in the street, he then jumps up and limps away. The driver is seen waiting for the injured boy’s friend to move the bike, then he drives off.

“When I got hit, like, I was in a complete shock because I couldn’t believe I got hit,” Jennings said. “I stood up, if you look in the video, I walked to the sidewalk, my friend picks up my bike and he speeds off. My eyes just, like, went black, and I just remember standing up.”…

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