An eleven-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run has died at hospital after motorists ignored him on the road.
Maurice Richards was hit by a driver who fled the scene at a busy intersection in East St. Louis, U.S.
But instead of stopping to help the injured boy, motorists swerved around him and continued driving, with police recording that it was “several minutes” before anyone stopped to help.
Unfortunately, when one motorist did stop, it was too late and the boy died shortly after in hospital.
According to The Metro, Maurice’s grandmother noted that she did not know how long he lay on the road, but that it was long enough for his clothes to become “drenched” with rain.
East St. Louis Police Detective Jason Hicks told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that passing motorists did hold some responsibility:
“Just for the fact that they’re seeing someone lying in the street and didn’t render aid, they need to be held accountable. We as citizens of East St. Louis need to start taking a more serious role in things that go on.”
Maurice’s grandmother Gertrude Richards told a local paper that he loved pizza and playing with his four sisters.
Police currently have no leads on the hit and run driver.
Here is his picture. His name is Maurice A. Richards. He loved pizza and playing with his siblings. pic.twitter.com/JQd3PQ3JVs
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) March 10, 2016
Lead image via East St. Louis Police
