Steps from their home, a collision that has affected a Calgary family forever occurred.
Police believe that Brandon Taylor, 17, was the victim of a hit-and-run when he was struck by a car’s side mirror on Monday night.
Just after 7 o’clock in the evening, police were summoned to the pedestrian collision near 16 Avenue and 46 Street N. W.
Taylor was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in life-threatening condition from the scene, which is along the urban part of the Trans Canada Highway in Montgomery.
Kailey Naugler, the mother, said to Global News, “I can see where the accident happened from my bedroom window.
That evening, Naugler went out to find out why emergency vehicles had gathered in her neighbourhood as she was about to begin preparing supper following a trip to the grocery shop. Witnesses informed her that a young girl had been struck.
As Naugler watched emergency personnel pack up their patient for the hospital, she felt bad for the unidentified family.
“I walked back home, not knowing it was him.
And as time went on, I understood that Brandon was always on time. He is three hours overdue. Something is not right.
Naugler returned to the location where the police were conducting their investigation and enquired as to whether the victim was a little lad riding a skateboard.
“The ambulance I saw pick up this individual and go was my boy, the cop confirmed his name, and that’s how I found out. “That was my son,” Naugler remembers while sobbing.
Stepfather Jason Poirier stated, “I don’t see how someone can do that — bring that much harm to somebody and not be intrigued.
The car that struck him no longer had a passenger-side mirror, according to the police. The full force of it struck Brandon’s face, sending him flying ten feet, and the driver just kept going.
“How do you not hear that you hit someone when the mirror explodes?
Police are looking for a light-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee from the model years 2012 to 2014, but no arrests have been made as of yet. According to the investigators, the passenger-side body and mirror are probably damaged.
Taylor was a teen who liked video games, skateboarding, and computer languages, according to his parents.
He was eager to graduate in the spring and enrol in college with his girlfriend to pursue his studies in computer sciences.
“They intended to carry out that task jointly. They were set to expand. He had such a life ahead of him, according to Naugler.
Taylor’s in stable condition in hospital, his mother said, who added he’s suffered a broken collarbone, broken jaw, and has some pressure on his brain that is affecting the rest of his body.
The family was informed by doctors that it typically takes five to seven days after a serious head injury to pinpoint exactly where the most severe brain damage may have occurred.
“We don’t know if we’ll have to teach him how to walk, talk, or restore his memories again. We don’t know the intensity of the impact, but there was some severe brain damage that happened with this,” Naugler said.
Naugler and Poirier have sympathy for the driver and are interested in what they were going through at the time, unlike some parents who could be overwhelmed with vengeful wrath at a possibly life-altering accident. They merely seek resolution.
If or when my Brandon wakes up, I just want us to sit down so we can all have closure, Naugler said. We don’t despise this individual. I feel like they fled in fear, so now we just have more questions.
The family told Global News that although Taylor is unconscious in the hospital, they are noticing some improving responses.
Since his girlfriend moved in, “he’s made a little bit of progress every day,” Poirier said.
“She plays the tunes they both enjoy listening to. He said, “His heart rate actually increases to it.
“We’re just playing it day-by-day right now.
” Anyone with information about the incident can call CPS non-emergency at 403-266-1234. Crime Stoppers can also accept anonymous tips.
Calgary pedestrian hit-and-run victim’s family comes out, saying, “Compassion, not hate.”
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