A success-and-run driver struck a lady and her younger son in Fairfax County final week, killing the mom and injuring the boy.
Erica Tibbs; her associate, Christian Saidi; and their son, Hezekiah, had simply stepped off a bus after a dinner out at McDonald’s Jan. 29.
Saidi crossed Richmond Freeway close to Buckman Highway first, although not in a crosswalk. He mentioned it was clear when 33-year-old Tibbs and Hezekiah started to comply with, however an SUV all of a sudden got here towards them, hitting them.
“And the automotive simply come out of nowhere,” Saidi mentioned.
Saidi mentioned he ran to them, performing CPR on Tibbs, then checking on Hezekiah as a very good Samaritan stopped site visitors.
Saidi rode within the ambulance along with his son. When he acquired to the hospital, he discovered Tibbs had died.
The driving force continued north on Richmond Freeway earlier than ditching the SUV, police mentioned.
Hezekiah’s head wounds are therapeutic. Saidi and his son are staying at a lodge, as Saidi doesn’t need to return to the Richmond Freeway space for worry of flashbacks.
“I’m dreaming or is it a film?” he mentioned. “However individuals say it’s not a film. It’s actual life.”
Saidi mentioned Tibbs was a beautiful mom stuffed with kindness.
“She’s a very good mom. Everyone love her,” he mentioned. “She doesn’t have any drawback with anyone. She handle me, of all people.”
Her aunt mentioned Tibbs grew up in Alexandria and was cherished, valued and revered locally. She was the oldest of 5 siblings.
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