A 14-year-old child lost his life in a hit-and-run accident in McKinney on Saturday, and his monument keeps expanding.
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A memorial is growing in McKinney for a 14-year-old killed in a crash on Saturday.
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Police are still looking for the driver who left the scene.
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A memorial is growing in McKinney for a 14-year-old killed in a crash on Saturday.
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Police are still looking for the driver who left the scene.
McKinney, TexasIn McKinney, where a 14-year-old kid lost his life in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday, a memorial is still being built.
Police are still searching for the driver in the meantime.
The Backstory: According to family relatives, Jamir Dabney was struck and killed at 6:14 p.m. on Saturday while riding his bike close to Lake Forest Drive and Highlands Drive.
The vehicle that struck the teenager departed.
Emergency personnel hurried Dabney to the hospital after another vehicle pulled over to assist him. Later, he was declared deceased.
According to McKinney police, the vehicle that struck the teenager was a dark, four-door sedan with a damaged passenger-side mirror and perhaps front-end damage.
What We Don’t Know: The driver’s identity is still being sought by the police.
You are urged to contact McKinney Police if you know anything about the event.
Jamir Dabney
Dabney, Jamir
What We Know: According to family members, Dabney attended Evans Middle School.
In addition, he was a member of the school’s football team and intended to enlist in high school ROTC.
What They’re Saying: Dabney’s family visited the scene on Sunday at 6:14 p.m., which is precisely when the crash occurred the previous day.
“That day, that time, has changed our lives forever,” Jamir’s grandma, Jerrilyn Dabney, stated. “What person would just leave a child laying in the road?”
The family is begging the person in charge to come forward.
Dabney remarked, “This is everything to us,” “We are hurting, please come forward.”
Dabney’s classmates have also visited the crash site to add to the memorial and express their respects.
“I brought a football, because he’s a great football player and he only deserves the best,” an acquaintance of the victim named Jeremy Goldwyn stated. “He wouldn’t want you to do anything stupid to yourself, he would want you to do something great for him, that’s what I think.”
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The victim’s relatives and friends, as well as McKinney Police, provided the information for this article.
The victim’s relatives and friends, as well as McKinney Police, provided the information for this article.
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