A 14-year-old girl hospitalized after what investigators described as a hit-and-run collision in Point Pleasant Borough on Thursday is still in critical care as she battles injuries that include three skull fractures, her mother said in an online post Sunday."Her skull is fractured in three places, however the hematoma on the brain is not as large as it has been and went down a little bit," said the mother of the girl, identified on the GoFundMe fundraising page only as Emma-Mae.
"She is not out of the woods just yet, the bleed can come back at any time but for now she has gone from getting neurological exams every one hour to now every two hours," she said.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said the girl was struck around 10:30 p.m. Thursday while riding her bike near the intersection of Route 88 and Sunset Avenue. Investigators allege the car's operator continued driving with the girl sprawled across the windshield for some distance before she fell off the vehicle.
Brittany Keifer, 26, was arrested later that night on charges of assault by auto and leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious bodily injury. The prosecutor's office said Keifer, who was released on a summons, had covered her car with a tarp after fleeing the scene. nj.com
"She is not out of the woods just yet, the bleed can come back at any time but for now she has gone from getting neurological exams every one hour to now every two hours," she said.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said the girl was struck around 10:30 p.m. Thursday while riding her bike near the intersection of Route 88 and Sunset Avenue. Investigators allege the car's operator continued driving with the girl sprawled across the windshield for some distance before she fell off the vehicle.
Brittany Keifer, 26, was arrested later that night on charges of assault by auto and leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious bodily injury. The prosecutor's office said Keifer, who was released on a summons, had covered her car with a tarp after fleeing the scene. nj.com