TOWN OF PERSIA, N.Y — 13-year-old Jayden Kramer is fighting for his life at Oishei Children’s Hospital. The young boy was hit by a car while riding his bike in the Town of Persia last week, his mom says he’s making progress but has a long recovery yet to go.
- Jayden was hit by a car late on August 6 while riding his bicycle on Route 62 in the Town of Persia.
- He was missing for several hours, before he was eventually found around 2:09 a.m. on August 7 and taken by Life Flight to Oishei Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
- State Police have located the driver and say he is cooperating with the investigation.
- His mom tells 7 News he is making progress during his recovery in the hospital
- A GoFundMe supporting the family has since been started.
Jayden went missing for hours Tuesday night, scaring his family, friends and his girlfriend Callie Foley.
“Well, it scared me a lot, because we all thought he was playing with us,” Callie said. “Usually, he’d be back within an hour.”
Jayden’s mom tells 7 News there was a disagreement with Jayden earlier that day, and he left to go ride his bike, something she says that he normally does to clear his head, except he never came back home.
Both Jayden’s and Callie’s families searched for him for over four hours, only for Callie’s mom Melanie to find him on the side of State Route 62 at 2:09 a.m. State police say he was hit by a car that left the scene.
"I was afraid. I didn’t know how long he was there for,” Melanie said.
“It’s kind of hard to sleep. The first day I didn’t sleep at all, I was up all night,” Callie said. “[We’ve] been at the hospital every day since.”
First responders rushed to Jayden’s aid and took him by Mercy Flight to Oishei Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
Jayden’s mom Charlene shared this picture with 7 News. She said he had several injuries including a collapsed lung, cuts requiring staples and has been heavily sedated and unconscious in the hospital since.
She shared that Jayden is making great progress. He is slowly being taken off the medications and is making slight movements in his hospital bed.
She shared this message of thanks to the community that has rallied to support her family:
Jayden is still in and out of consciousness. We’re just waiting for him to wake up. He has been a fighter since birth! Words cannot express how we feel with how our community came together for Jayden. So many people who have prayed, donated, shared his story and people who reached out to me to show support and love for our boy. I want to thank everyone the community, the police, nurses and doctors at the children's hospital, family and friends and anyone who has prayed for Jayden. It has brought me some comfort with everyone asking and showing their love for my boy as well as hope and faith when he opens his eyes. As much pain as this is to have to watch my 13-year-old baby boy lay here I want everyone to find it in their hearts to pray for the man that hit my child. Please don’t be mean. I can’t imagine what he must be going through. I’m not saying he did right. But this is the way it has to be. Thank you again.
