Codie Adams, 7, injured when SUV strikes him on Forrest Road in Macon, Georgia
Boy, 7, escaped serious injuries trying to cross Forrest Road
Police said a 2001 Toyota Tacoma driven by Mary Johnson of Columbus was traveling west on Forrest Road when the driver thought she hit an animal in the road. Johnson went down the street and turned around before she noticed it was a pedestrian.
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