2 Boys Injured in Hit and Run in NC

Two 12-year-old boys were injured Wednesday, April 7 when a van crashed into their go-kart in North Carolina.

Weston Edwards and Kyle Graham were going down a driveway when a van hit them then fled the scene. An on-looking pedestrian, Chris Mullis, witnessed the accident and called the police.

Medical crews rushed the boys to a local hospital for treatment.

Graham who wasn’t wearing a helmet was listed to be in good condition. Edwards was wearing a helmet, but remained in critical condition.

Police later saw a Ford Windstar van less than a mile away and took the driver, James Ray Johnson, into custody.

Johnson is now facing felony hit and run charges as well as driving without a license.