OCOEE, Fla. — Loved ones are remembering a 12-year-old who died after he was hit by a car on Monday night.
Rodney Thomas was taken off life support on Tuesday, after the crash that occurred on Old Winter Garden Road near Blackwood Avenue.
Police reported that the driver remained at the scene following the accident.
Thomas’ brother witnessed the collision happen but was not injured in the incident.
Christy Reynolds, a family friend of Rodney and his relatives, shared her thoughts following the crash.
“They’re a really great family,” Reynolds said. “It takes one instant for things to be catastrophic and change your whole life.”
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