Heroic rescue of boy as 10 lift car
Published: November 17, 2006
A 10-year-old Jersey City boy remained in critical condition last night, a day after being run over by a car when he slipped while crossing Montgomery Street, officials said.
Witnesses came together to lift the car off Carlos Procell, of Merseles Street, who remained in intensive care yesterday, officials said. The boy was hit near his home just after 6:30 p.m. [Strength Training for Sport]
Liam Hines, 28, of Hudson Street in Jersey City, told police he was driving his 2005 Mercedes east on Montgomery Street when he saw three boys crossing the street ahead of him. But Procell slipped and fell backwards in front of the car.
Hines slammed to a stop, but Procell’s head and arm got stuck under the front of the low-riding sports car, officials said.
Procell’s grandmother, Vorida Davila, said last night the School 9 boy remained in intensive care.
His aunt, Miriaam Davila, said family members were elated that doctors found Procell didn’t suffer a skull fracture, but that he does have rib injuries, blood in his lungs and facial lacerations. The aunt said he was in great pain and doctors were keeping him sedated and unconscious.
Family members said Procell was wearing “Heelys” - sneakers with a single wheel embedded in the sole - and may have lost control as he crossed the street with his cousins, Joseph Arnold, 9, and Jonathan Davila, 11.
“When he fell he said ‘Ow’ and then the car hit his head and stopped a few feet later,” Arnold said last night.
Jersey City Parking Authority Vice Chairman Lonnie Sobel was walking by with his grandchildren when he heard the impact and saw Procell lying under the car.
“He was under the car at least seven minutes before about 10 men moved it off him,” Sobel said.
A neighborhood woman said Hines got out of his car and asked Arnold if he was OK, then - apparently not realizing he’d hit Procell - got back into the car. But another driver then pulled over and told Hines he’d hit another boy and that he was still trapped under his car.
Hines was not issued a summons, but the investigation is ongoing, Police Director Sam Jefferson said yesterday.
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