PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) - A mother and child suffered serious injuries Thursday night when they were struck by a car in Peabody, officials said.
Troopers responding to the area of Washington Street for a reported pedestrian crash found a 4-year-old boy and his mother in the road, according to police.
The mother, identified as 48-year-old Marly Araujo owner of Marly Cleaning Services, was picking her son up from daycare when the accident occurred.
Both were taken to an area hospital.
Officials at Massachusetts General Hospital say that the mother’s condition has been upgraded from “serious” to “fair”.
There is no word on her young son’s condition.
Witnesses say that Araujo’s husband watched his wife and son get hit from the family car.
“They got thrown probably 15, 20 feet,” one witness said. “It wasn’t pretty.”
Video from Sky7 HD showed several emergency vehicles in the area.
A collision reconstruction team and crime scene unit were notified.
The driver stayed on scene. Several people nearby ran outside to help. He said he is devastated and wants to know how they are doing.
“I saw a little kid and his mom on the ground and then a bunch of people surrounding them,” one woman said. “I came out to help, and the cops came very quickly and EMS came quickly and they did a great job.”
Neighbors say that the Araujo’s dote on their two young sons and hope for a speedy recovery.
An investigation is ongoing.
MSP Collision reconstruction and crime scene units responding to Washington St., Peabody to assist local police with investigation into pedestrian crash. Victims are two children with serious injuries. Developing.
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