JACKSONVILLE, FL : 12-year-old boy hit, killed by vehicle after running away from dog on Friday, 1st September 2023

A 12-year-old boy is dead Friday morning after a witness told police the boy and his younger brother were running away from a dog, which led to the 12-year-old boy being hit by a vehicle on Jacksonville's Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

JSO's Lieutenant Nassim Mana says at approximately 7 a.m., the 12-year-old boy and his brother were being chased by the dog, going north in the 2200 block of Lane Avenue South while walking to their bus stop. The mother of the two boys told First Coast News Saturday, the 12-year-old boy is identified as Brighton Penkacik. The mother says the boys had to walk 27 minutes to and from their home to the bus stop.

Source