11 Year Old Dies from Pedestrian Car Wreck

An 11-year-old boy died Thursday at a hospital after he was struck by a car early Thursday in east Fort Worth, police said.

Asante Hammond died about 10 a.m. at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, said Sgt. Rodney Bangs, supervisor of the traffic investigation unit.

The victim was one of four boys seen playing with shopping carts at about 5:40 a.m., Bangs said. The location is near the intersection with Ellis Road, which is north of the loop's intersection with Meadowbrook Drive.

"At this same time, a silver Dodge Stratus driven by a 31-year-old female was traveling northbound on the service road," Bangs said. "According to the driver, one of the boys ran out in front of her vehicle and she was unable to stop before the vehicle struck him.

"He has been transported to Cook Children's hospital in very critical condition."

Bangs said officers were in the area checking on reports of four young boys being out past curfew. He added that "officers later learned that the victim and one of the other boys had been reported as runaways yesterday evening."

None of the other boys was hurt and officers were trying to locate their parents Thursday morning, Bangs said.

The driver of the Stratus was not hurt either, Bangs said. He added that she did not appear to be at fault in the boy's death.

"We do not anticipate criminal charges related to this accident," he said.