DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A 13-year-old boy was critically injured after authorities said he crashed a dirt bike Tuesday in DeKalb County.
Henry Taylor told Channel 2's Liz Artz that he pulled up to the intersection of Moreland Avenue and Henrico Road, minutes after police said the boy ran a red light and crashed into a box truck.
“He was laying down and he wasn’t moving,” Taylor said.
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Police said the boy suffered critical head injuries and was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital.
A witness said as people tended to the injured boy, someone hopped on his bike and drove away.
"I saw him laying there. I look up and I see the other guy starting the dirt bike as that poor kid was on the ground hurt, and he just got on it like it was nothing and started going down the road," witness Phillip Colvin said.
Colvin snapped several photos that he sent to police.
"I started chasing him, taking pictures while I was chasing him. When he finally saw me, he turned down Confederate (Avenue) to get away from me," he said.
Police don’t know if the man stole the bike or if he knew the bike’s owner.
“The bike is part of this investigation. We are interested in recovering the motorcycle as well as the person who removed it,” Fore said.
Colvin said he hopes his pictures will help police with their investigation.
"I'm hoping that since he's local, other people will see it and catch the kid. I put it on social media myself," he said.
Police said the teen was too young to be operating the bike on the road, and the bike was likely not street legal.
Whoever took the bike will face changes when caught.
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