Footage of a 4-year-old boy who escaped with minor bruises and a few scratches after he was hit by an out-of-control car that jumped the curb in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 1, 2015 WABC screenshot
An out-of-control car was caught on surveillance camera as it hopped a curb, hit a tree and ran over a 4-year-old boy who was walking on the sidewalk in his Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood.
According to WABC, the child survived the Monday-afternoon crash with only a few bruises and escaped more serious injury. Neighbors who saw the accident worked to grab the boy, who was wedged between the car's tires, from underneath the car.
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"He was awake and alert," a man who didn't want to be identified told the news station. "He was very nervous; he was crying."
According to the news station, a woman was driving the car when she lost control and drove up onto the sidewalk. Police did not charge the driver of the car.
