DENVER — The Denver Police Department is looking for the driver who cut off a motorcycle in an accident that sent an 8-year-old to the hospital.
It happened Tuesday on the corner of East 56th Avenue and Uinta Street in Denver near Commerce City. The 8-year-old is suffering from 3rd degree burns and road rash.
Enrique Martinez picked his daughter, Izabella Martinez-Limon, up from school on his motorcycle.
“We drive down there every day, every few days we go down there,” Martinez said. “He just jumped like right in front of us, right in front of us, like I couldn't even do anything about it.”
Denver Police said a driver in an unknown car cut them off.
“To avoid hitting him we kind just laid it down, you know, so he just jumped right in front of us, I touched like his bumper,” Martinez said.
Denver Police said the car didn’t stop, and they’re still looking for the driver.
“Both of us got our left side pretty bad, she got it worse,” Martinez said.
Izabella was wearing shorts, and was taken to the hospital.
“She got burned pretty bad with the road rash so we were there for two days,” Martinez said. “The first couple days she couldn’t walk around, we had to help her with the bathroom and everything. It was rough.”
Izabella’s parents had to buy new shoes for her because her feet were so swollen, and a wheelchair to move her around at first. They’re thankful she has no broken bones, and that she was wearing a helmet.
Colorado has no age requirement to ride on a motorcycle, but the Colorado Department of Transportation said riders should be able to wear a helmet that fits and that their feet need to reach the foot rests.
“In our family, like, we grow up on them, ya know, it’s nothing different than just a car,” Martinez said.
In all of the busyness lately, the Martinez family will focus on the stillness of healing.
“Play with my sister, and watch some TV, and color” Izabella said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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