A 3-year-old boy was hit by a car and killed while he was walking to his birthday party.
Josiah Toleafoa tragically died after being struck by a car while he and his parents were on their way to the Play City indoor amusement park in San Diego.
According to NBC4, a witness said the mother cried hysterically as paramedics tried to save her son’s life.
Theresa Arrocha, one of the residents, said: “It’s heartbreaking, I have a kid myself, I have two kids and so I feel for those parents. and it’s all the time.”
She told CBS 8: “Cars sometimes drive maybe over the speed limit with no intention of stopping. They look at you, crazy, they just don’t care.”
The 36-year-old driver has not been charged.
On Monday, police lines were still in the parking lot and showed the spot in the parking lot where the incident happened.
It is not clear whether the toddler was crossing the road or if he was behind a car at the time of the collision.
Josiah’s grieving aunt, Tatiana Toleafoa, set up a GoFundMe page and said that her nephew was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“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.”
The fundraising page also confirmed that Josiah and his family were there to celebrate the toddler’s birthday.
The page raised more than $26,000, with the aunt writing: “Our family is so very grateful for the blessings you all have contributed, whether you set a prayer, shared our little angels story, donated to gofundme, and started a fundraiser at your church or community. It has been such a blessing to have support from all of you.”
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