A three-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car last weekend in a San Diego parking lot while he was walking into his birthday party.
Josiah Toleafoa died after being hit by a 36-year-old unnamed driver on May 27 as the little one and his family were about to enter the birthday venue – the Play City indoor amusement park.
Speaking to NBC4, an onlooker said the boy’s mother was hysterically crying as paramedics did their best to save the toddler.
She recalled witnessing drivers acting “crazy” and having a complete disregard for others people’s safety.
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The driver has not been charged following the incident.
“Cars sometimes drive maybe over the speed limit with no intention of stopping. They look at you crazy, they just don’t care,” Arrocha told CBS 8.
On Monday, police lines were still visible in the parking lot and showed the specific area in the lot where the collision took place.
According to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up by Josiah’s aunt Tatiana Toleafoa, he was immediately taken to Rady Children’s Hospital after the accident, where he was ultimately pronounced dead.
Toleafoa wrote: “We’re doing this gofundme to help with my sweet nephew’s funeral expenses and services for the little angel that touched so many lives in so many different ways before he was called to Heaven.
Toleafoa confirmed in the description of the fundraising site that the family was there to celebrate the youngster’s birthday. A post on Facebook suggests the day he died was Josiah’s actual birthday.
“Happy Birthday to my firstborn nephew Josiah,” she wrote. “3 years old already.”
“The day we honor our sweet little Angel Josiah is coming soon. We have not decided on a date to lay him to rest yet as we are making the arrangements for an exceptional Celebration of Life for our beloved Josiah. Thank you all so much again and blessed be.”
