Dilbeck said Fultz is now doing well, and though he’ll be “out” for the rest of the summer, she said his doctors told her that his head wounds will heal in three to four months. The boy received a big fracture and abrasions on the right and back of his head.
Fultz will celebrate his birthday in two weeks, his grandmother said, and he’ll be a fifth grader in Greenville this fall.
Fultz will likely undergo physical therapy, Dilbeck said, for his leg.
UPDATE @ 10:06 p.m.: The teenage driver of a car that hit the 10-year-old boy has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, Greenville police Sgt. Douglas Flanery said.
Jacob Fultz, who was hit as he and a friend were in the crosswalk at Fifth Street and South Broadway, remains in Dayton Children’s Hospital. He suffered a leg injury, Flanery said.
UPDATE @ 6:30 p.m.:
The 10-year-old boy hit by a car was in the crosswalk at Fifth Street and South Broadway with a friend when the accident occurred, our media partner, Bluebag Media, reports.
The friend, a boy, was not injured, police said.
South Broadway was partially shut down because of the accident and investigation.
FIRST REPORT
CareFlight was called to Greenville where a 10-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle and suffered a serious leg injury.
Crews responded to South Broadway and West Fifth streets shortly before 3 p.m. on the report of the pedestrian strike.
CareFlight took the boy to Dayton Children’s Hospital.
We’re working to learn more about what happened and will have updates as more information becomes available.