A young boy tragically died after being struck by a car while heading to his own birthday party.
3-year-old Josiah Toleafoa from California was on his way to San Diego’s Play City indoor amusement park with his parents on May 27 when he was hit by a 36-year-old driver.
According to the reports, the family was in a popular shopping area just outside the amusement park when the accident took place.
Devastated parents of the boy also revealed that they were heading to the child’s birthday party.
“It’s heartbreaking, I have a kid myself, I have two kids and so I feel for those parents,” one of the witnesses told NBC4.
“Cars sometimes drive maybe over the speed limit with no intention of stopping. They look at you crazy, they just don’t care.”
The witness, who was identified as Theresa Arrocha, also claimed she was once a victim of a hit-and-run incident in the very same spot in the neighborhood of Eastlake.
Meanwhile, Tatiana Toleafoa, the boy’s aunt, launched a GoFundMe page to help the grieving parents pay for the medical and funeral expenses.
“As his family, we mourn for the life he won’t get to have and the heartbreak all those left behind will have to face,” she wrote.
“We’re doing this GoFundMe to help with my sweet nephew’s funeral expenses and services for the little angel that touched so many lives in so many different ways before he was called to Heaven.
“Any amount would help, anything at all. We are so thankful to have loving family and friends to be with us and love us through this horrible tragedy and want to be able to put him to rest to say goodbye and never forget the little boy who loved with a tremendous heart.”
Our thoughts remain with Josiah’s loved ones during this challenging time.
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