11-Year-Old Dies After Being Hit by Car While Getting Snacks. His Mom Knew Something Was Wrong When She Heard Sirens

Jacob Robinson, 11, left home to walk to a nearby store when he was struck, according to his mom

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  • Police in Michigan responded to a call about an 11-year-old boy who was struck by a car in Taylor on Feb. 10
  • The child, later identified by family as Jacob Robinson, succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital
  • Tonoya Robinson, Jacob’s mother, said her son left home that day to go purchase some snacks

A Michigan mother says her 11-year-old son was fatally struck by a car while out buying snacks at a nearby store.

The Taylor Police Department said in a statement that they received an emergency call around 6:37 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Feb. 10, about a child who was hit by a vehicle in the vicinity of Pond Village Drive and Eureka Road.

When they arrived, officers administered life-saving measures, but the 11-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries shortly after being transported to a local hospital…

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