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La'Darious Wylie, 11, killed by hit-and-run driver after pushing sister to safety in Chester, South Carolina

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/20/2017 - 7:47pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

SC authorities investigate hit-and-run at school bus stop

Authorities say they have identified a person of interest in a hit-and-run incident in which an 11-year-old student waiting at a school bus stop in Chester County was seriously injured. Local media outlets report the student was hit Tuesday morning and the driver sped off. Media outlets report a suspect was being questioned but no charges have been filed. The student attends the Chester Park Center of Literacy through Technology. Authorities said the student was taken to a local hospital then transported to a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, because of the severity of his injuries.

South Carolina boy, 11, stuck and killed by hit and run driver after pushing younger sister to safety

An 11-year-old boy saved his little sister's life by pushing her out of the path of an oncoming vehicle. He was then struck by that car and died.La'Darious Wylie was waiting for the school bus with his 7-year-old sister when a car veered toward them, WBTV-TV reports . La'Darious pushed his sister out of the way just in time."He knew to look out for her," both boy's mother Elizaberth McCrorey told ABC affiliate WSOC-TV La'Darious was then struck by the car. He died at the hospital.The driver, later identified as Michelle Johnson, 57, didn't stick around. She's now charged in the fatal hit-and-run death."I don't hate her; I just wish she had stopped," McCrorey told WSOC-TV The boy's funeral is set for Thursday afternoon.

Family: Boy struck by car and killed after pushing sister out of way - KABB - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic

Family: Boy struck by car and killed after pushing sister out of way A South Carolina boy is being hailed as a hero for saving his little sister from a car that careened into their bus stop. They can be inside."In a quick second that Tuesday morning,  Ashford Street changed. So much about Ashford Street will never be the same. So family, friends, and neighbors would like to see it be given new life in La’Darious' name. A park where the kids and La’Darious spent a lot of time, played a lot of basketball, it's old.

Call to name park for boy killed in hit-and-run - WTOP

A civic group and other local leaders have begun efforts to have a park near where La’Darious was hit named for him. CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Some residents of a South Carolina town have proposed honoring an 11-year-old boy who saved his sister’s life after authorities say he was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Elizabeth McCrorey donated her son’s organs to help other children survive injury or illness. The Herald of Rock Hill reports the mother of 11-year-old La’Darious Wylie said he pushed his 7-year-old sister, Sha’Vonta, out of the car’s path at a school bus stop in Chester on Oct. 27. The driver of the car is charged with felony hit and run resulting in death.

Child struck by vehicle while waiting for school bus in Chester

The 11-year-old boy, who school officials say was a 5th grader at Chester Park Center of Literacy through Technology, was struck by the vehicle around 7:30 a.m. on Ashford Street. The boy was rushed to a hospital in Chester before being air lifted to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte.

Family: 11-year-old pushed sister out of way before being struck, killed by car

Police say La'Darious was hit and badly injured. Family members told WBTV the children at the corner said La'Darious pushed his little sister out of the way before he was struck. "In other words he saved his sister," said Mobley. "And he ended up being the one that's where he is now." La'Darious died the next day at the hospital. Relatives are preparing for his burial on Thursday. 

Driver in hit-and-run that killed boy gets probation

Johnson drove away after hitting La'Darious Wylie in 2015 in Chester and told police she thought she'd hit a deer. She made a tearful apology to the boy's family Tuesday.   

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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Hit and Run
People Involved: 
La'Darious Wylie
Michelle Johnson
Shavonte Wylie
Roadway: 
Ashford Street
City: 
Chester, SC
County: 
Chester County, SC
Area: 
Charlotte, NC

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