Mum's fury after 10-year-old knocked off bike by hit-and-run driver

Jennifer Wisbeck has described her shock after the driver of a car hit her 10-year-old son on Hylton Road and then drove off.
By Ryan Smith
Published 28th Oct 2020, 13:56 BST
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The incident took place at around 7pm on Saturday, October 24 when 10-year-old Shane Wisbeck-Smith was hit by a driver who didn’t stop while he was riding his bike on Hylton Road.

Shane’s mum, Jen Wisbeck has said that he was “very lucky” not to have been seriously injured.

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The 27-year-old said: “I was in Herons, I was at the till and I just heard a loud bang followed by a scream and I instantly knew that something had happened to Shane.

10-year-old Shane Wisbeck-Smith was hit by a white car on Saturday, October 24 hear to Heron foods on Hylton Road.10-year-old Shane Wisbeck-Smith was hit by a white car on Saturday, October 24 hear to Heron foods on Hylton Road.
10-year-old Shane Wisbeck-Smith was hit by a white car on Saturday, October 24 hear to Heron foods on Hylton Road.
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"I ran out the shop panicking to see him lying on the floor with his bike in the middle of the road, I just tried to keep it together for him.

"Thankfully, he has been very lucky and only has minor tissue damage but it has affected his confidence and he is now frightened to go outside.”

The driver, of the white car, did not stop at the scene which Jen said was ‘shocking’.

Shane (front) with his little brother Leon.Shane (front) with his little brother Leon.
Shane (front) with his little brother Leon.
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She said: “I just can’t rest, it is constantly going through my head. The bang was that loud that the driver would have known that they had hit something.

"You wouldn’t leave a dog in the middle of the road after hitting it, never mind a child. I just hope that the driver is caught.”

Northumbria Police have confirmed that they are investigating the incident and after asking people with information to come forward.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Just after 7pm on Saturday, October 24, police received a report of a collision between a car and a 10-year-old child who was riding a bicycle on Hylton Road near to the Heron Foods store.

The driver failed to stop at the scene, leading to a police investigation.The driver failed to stop at the scene, leading to a police investigation.
The driver failed to stop at the scene, leading to a police investigation.
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“Emergency services attended and the child was taken to hospital with a minor ankle injury.

"The vehicle, described as a white car, did not stop at the scene and enquiries to locate it are ongoing.

"Anyone who witnessed the collision, or has information about the vehicle involved, is asked to contact police on 101 quoting log 821 24/10/20.”

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