A schoolboy waited beside his mother for 12 hours after she passed away in a car crash that sent them plunging off an embankment.The tragedy occurred as the seven-year-old boy was traveling with his mother back home to Tollhouse, an unincorporated community in the Sierra Nevada—about a 40-minute drive from Fresno, California—after visiting a friend’s house.
The mom and her son were driving back to Tollhouse
The incident occurred on Saturday, February 1, as they were driving along Highway 168. The California Highway Patrol reported that the mother lost control of the car, causing it to veer off the embankment and roll 200 feet to the bottom—approximately two-thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty.Officials believe that the mother and son were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.Authorities were alerted to their disappearance by family members after they failed to return home by midnight as expected. By 8:45 a.m. the next day, February 2, they were still missing.Tragically, the boy’s mother passed away shortly after the accident, but it is believed that he stayed by her side even after her death.The pair were only found after a motorist called the police to report a child walking alone along the highway.
Tragically, the seven-year-old boy’s mom died while driving back home on Highway 168, in California
California Highway Patrol officer John Marsh told KSFN that the car was “basically sitting in a grove of trees, covered and not visible from the highway.”Meanwhile, a first responder informed the outlet that the child “was in a car seat that he did not fall out of.”The boy has since been taken to the hospital to treat several injuries, including a broken arm.An investigation has been launched by police officers to determine exactly how the accident occurred and whether alcohol was a factor.This tragedy comes just three months after 16-year-old Trevyn Mackey died in a single-vehicle collision along Highway 168.The Clovis West student collided with a boulder about two miles east of Sample Road.The teenager was rushed to the hospital, where he tragically passed away days after a GoFundMe page was set up to help cover medical bills.Following his death, Trevyn’s mother posted on the page: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I am sending this message. Thank you, friends and family, for the love and support.”Unfortunately, Trevyn’s injuries were too much for him to fight any longer. He took his last breaths this morning, surrounded by his family. 4T4L I love you, Rev—you have left a gaping hole in my life.”
