DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A mother and her two children were seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle while trying to cross Buford Highway, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.
What we know:
According to police, officers responded just after 9 p.m. Sunday to reports of pedestrians hit in front of City Farmers Market in the 5000 block of Buford Highway.
When officers arrived, they said they found an adult woman unresponsive with labored breathing and head injuries. They also found a 5-year-old child who was not breathing and had head trauma, as well as an 11-year-old with a compound fracture in his left leg.
Police say the children were rushed to Arthur Blank Children’s Hospital. Doctors determined the 5-year-old had severe internal injuries, including bleeding in the st