Keith Jones Jr., 13, hit and killed while waiting for the bus on Edgemont Road in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pm

Accident Date:

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

13-year-old dies in NC school bus stop hit and run

A 13-year-old middle school student died in a North Carolina hit-and-run collision while he was waiting for the school bus Tuesday morning, troopers said.

Driver sought after hit-and-run that kills 13-year-old boy

The parents of a 13-year-old Wendell boy killed Tuesday morning while waiting for the school bus want the driver who hit their son and then drove off to come forward to take responsibility.

13-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN WAKE COUNTY HIT-AND-RUN

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a 13-year-old boy on Edgemont Road near Wendell Tuesday morning.

Suspect in Wendell teen's hit-and-run death due in court Wednesday

Efren Vences, 28, of 186 Jack Road in Clayton, surrendered to the state Highway Patrol Tuesday afternoon and was charged with felony hit-and-run and no operator’s license. He was later charged Tuesday night with misdemeanor death by a motor vehicle.

Keith Jones was waiting for the bus near his home when he was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. The boy later died from his injuries at a local hospital. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the crash to call 919-733-3861. "I could not live with something like that if I hit a child," Keith Jones Sr. said. "I will hope and I will pray, and I would like for him or her to come forward. We want to know what happened."

Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Hit and Run, Children/Minors Involved

People Involved:

Keith Jones Jr.

Efren Vences

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