Eight-Year-Old Hit By Car While Trick-Or-Treating

An 8-year-old boy who suffered personal injuries after being struck by a car while trick-or-treating on October 31 remained in the hospital and sedated as of November 3, according to his grandmother.

According to the Highway Patrol, Tyrell Ellison ran in front of a sport utility vehicle, one street over from his home. He suffered a broken leg and head injury in the accident and was transported by helicopter to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

According to Ellison’s grandmother, Caldner Ellison, the swelling in his brain has gone down and tests revealed that no damage was done to his spinal cord. She said that he is being kept sedated by doctors, who plan on operating on his thigh. She said the doctors are optimistic about his recovery.

The Highway Patrol said that the driver, 30-year-old Linden resident Christopher Fransen, will not be charged.