PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Clark County family is seeking help after a 13-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run on Wednesday.
The crash unfolded at the 11900 block of Northeast 119th Street in Vancouver, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office told KOIN 6 News. Deputies responded to the scene just before 8:30 p.m.
“The juvenile pedestrian was reportedly walking with two friends along the shoulder of the road when he was struck by a vehicle driving west,” the sheriff’s office said. “The driver contacted 911 approximately 15 minutes after the incident from the WinCo parking lot, located a couple of blocks from where the collision occurred.”
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At the time of the crash, the teen was knocked out cold for 15 minutes, the victim’s family told KOIN 6 News. A friend ran to the parents’ house, nearby, and the father came and revived him after finding his son unconscious in a ditch, the family said. The father traveled with his son in the ambulance.
The driver was issued a field sobriety and breath test and showed no signs of impairment, the sheriff’s office said…