Demond Moorehead, 7, dies when struck while riding bicycle on Michigan Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri
Parents distraught after 7-year-old son struck by car and killed
Jimmy Moorehead and Johnika Davis said Demond Moorehead was their only son. Demond was struck by a car while riding his bike late Sunday afternoon on Michigan Avenue.
Demond's father saw him bleeding in the street after the accident. His mother is due to give birth to his baby brother in July.
Woman arrested for fatal accident involving 7-year-old
Investigators said Jackson was doing 36 mph in a 25 mile per hour zone while driving on a suspended license; a nearby surveillance camera captured the incident.
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