by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
December 15, 2023
Whereas making an attempt to rescue the injured canine, Samuel Johnson Jr. was struck and killed by a automobile touring via the world
In Georgia, a highschool soccer participant was killed in a hit-and-run accident after going to examine on a wounded canine.
Based on Fox 5 Atlanta, Samuel Johnson Jr., who resided in Valdosta, was killed on Saturday, Dec. 9, as he tended to an injured animal and was struck by a automobile that didn’t cease after hitting {the teenager}. The 16-year-old performed on the native highschool soccer staff. Valdosta Excessive Faculty confirmed the information and supplied condolences to his household on social media.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we ask you to wish for the household of Sam Johnson, Jr. We mourn the lack of a student-athlete who was concerned in a lethal accident final night time. Whereas we don’t know the small print, we’re heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss. Relaxation in Peace, Sam 🥺”
The Valdosta Police Division acknowledged on its Fb web page that one other involved individual additionally noticed a deceased canine and went to examine on it, and that’s when she found Johnson mendacity within the grass median subsequent to the injured canine. After calling 911, emergency personnel, Valdosta Police Officers, and Valdosta Firefighters arrived on the scene however have been unable to revive him and pronounced Johnson deceased on the scene.
A press release was launched from the Valdosta Police Division:
“On Saturday, December 9, 2023, at roughly 6:15 p.m., a 16-year-old male, Samuel Johnson, Jr., was strolling within the 3900 block of Interior Perimeter Street. Johnson noticed a canine that had been hit by an unknown automobile, so he went to help the injured canine. Whereas making an attempt to rescue the injured canine, Johnson was struck and killed by a second automobile touring via the world. The automobile that struck Johnson didn’t cease.”
After requesting help from the general public to assist establish the driving force who struck Johnson, the Valdosta Police Division introduced that they’d discovered the one who hit the highschool athlete. Police officers have taken the automobile and acknowledged that the unidentified driver had “totally cooperated” with the investigation of the incident.
Fox 5 reported that there’s a memorial service deliberate for {the teenager} that can happen on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. at Perimeter Street Baptist Church. He shall be buried in a cemetery in Lowndes County.
