REDFORD TWP., Mich. (WXYZ) — 2 teens riding an Electric Bike (E-Bike) were hospitalized after being hit by the driver of a Black Dodge Journey in Redford Township on Saturday night, the township's police department tells us.
The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Inkster and Clarita.
Investigators say that the teens were trying to cross the street going west to east at Clarita when they were struck by the driver, who was heading north on Inkster.
One of the teens, 13, broke his right arm and suffered what police call a serious head injury. The other teen, a 15-year-old girl, was injured as well. Both teens were treated by first responders before being taken to the hospital.
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Neighbors say it's not the first time something like this has happened at that intersection.
“It’s just constant accidents here," said Laura Hovious, a neighbor who witnessed the accident. “We were in our garage and I had her a bang and then I heard somebody crying for help.”
It was 15-year-old Romance Boorks calling for help.
Family says Romance and her 13-year-old brother, Kanaei Harris, were hit by a car while riding their new E-Bike home from the store.
“You hear cries for help, you run towards them in my opinion…not away," Hovious said.
That's when Laura and her husband jumped into action.
“My husband called the police, I held his hand…he was just young, ya know it’s really sad," Hovious said.
Raven Bryant, the mother of the two kids hit, tells me she's thankful to everyone that helped as she raced to the scene.
“My son fell on his face and hit the front of his head, that’s why he has a bleed in his brain on the front of his head," Bryant said. “She said they were actually turning off Inkster onto Clare Rita because they were driving so fast and they were worried about something like this. So they were turning it onto the side street to get off of Inkster.”
Kanaei is currently in the intensive care unit at a Children's Hospital. His sister was able to go home, but has four fractured ribs and a liver laceration.
"He's pretty strong," Bryant said. "Like I said, he's been through a lot. So he is progressing like he can respond to us a little, not so much, but he is responding now.”
The young boy already has health issues and was set to go on a Make-a-Wish trip to Disney this coming weekend.
“So they said when he's up to what they will reschedule. So he still had that to look forward to. Thankfully," Bryant said.
And as the siblings try to heal, Laura is hoping the township looks into this intersection so it doesn't happen again.
“There’s so many accidents at this intersection, I don’t know what the answer is but I wish somebody would just open your eyes and do something," Hovious said.
The driver of the Dodge Journey is cooperating with police, who say that alcohol and speed are not factors in the crash.
Anyone with more information on this incident is asked to contact Officer Jacob Vance at jvance@redfordpd.org or 313-387-2561 in the Redford Police Traffic Bureau.
