LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Las Vegas teenager is recovering after he and his good friend had been hit by a truck whereas using a dust bike within the west valley.
“You can tell the impact,” Tosha Osborn mentioned, referencing the bike. “It bent back.”
Osborn spoke with 8 Information Now Friday, explaining what occurred to her son.
“They both got thrown,” Osborn mentioned. “One was 20 feet, one was 30 feet.”
Wyatt Dakin’s life modified straight away when he and his good friend had been hit by a truck whereas using his grime bike within the west valley final month.
A Las Vegas teenager is recovering after he and his good friend had been hit by a truck whereas using a dust bike within the west valley. (Tosha Osborn)
“No parent should have to go through this,” Osborn mentioned.
The 14-year-old is now at College Medical Heart with two damaged legs, three damaged ribs, a damaged collarbone, a traumatic mind damage, and a shattered hand.
Osborn advised 8 Information Now that a part of the rationale Wyatt was so badly harm was that he jumped into motion to protect his good friend from the affect.
“He grabbed his bag, pulled him on top of him, and held him there,” she defined. “To stop him from hitting the ground harder.”
Wyatt’s good friend broke his leg and fractured part of his face, however he’s out of the hospital.
It was a heroic act by a child who’s fortunate to be alive, however Osborn advised 8 Information Now that his street to restoration will likely be lengthy and sophisticated.
A Las Vegas teenager is recovering after he and his good friend had been hit by a truck whereas using a dust bike within the west valley. (Tosha Osborn)
“The hospital hit us up within a few days,” Osborn mentioned. “Telling us that as of that moment, our bill is $300,000 and we were out of network.”
On prime of these mounting medical payments, the neurological care Dakin wants shouldn’t be accessible in Nevada.
“From what we are told, any kind of neuro-type rehab on the pediatric side,” “There’s nothing here in the state, it’s all outsourced between California, Utah, and Arizona.”
It’s all greater than many can think about coping with, however Osborn hopes this tragic story will assist others keep conscious behind the wheel.
“Watch the roads,” she mentioned. “You never know with these e-bikes and scooters, and you know kids are riding everything now.”
She mentioned she is aware of the state of affairs may have ended a lot in a different way.
“They’re alive,” she concluded. “More than anything, more than money, they are alive.”
Wyatt’s karate studio, Victory Martial Arts, is holding a raffle fundraiser to assist the household.
The household has began a GoFundMe to assist with medical bills.
The driving force of the truck concerned within the crash stayed on the scene, and the investigation is ongoing, Osborn advised 8 Information Now.
