Boy, 7, Nearly Loses Foot After Car Crashes into Home: 'He Went Face First Through a Wall,' Says Dad
Taurean Reign DeNoto has since had seven surgeries to address the damage done to his foot, which is now reattached
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Taurean Reign DeNotoA 7-year-old boy is recovering from serious injuries after a car crashed into his family’s home in Hawaii.
Taurean Reign DeNoto was hit by a car that slammed into the family's Kaumana Drive home in Hilo on Thursday, Sept. 5, according to ABC affiliate KITV.
Ralph Hilton, Taurean's father, told the station that a neighbor had “pulled into our driveway to pick up our other neighbor,” whom they share a driveway with, when the incident occurred.
Hilo police said that it appeared the man was “about to leave the residence” on Kaumana Drive when “he unintentionally drove his vehicle toward the residence, striking the child and crashing through the residence.”
“He went face first through a wall,” Ralph told KITV of his son, noting that the boy's foot was nearly completely severed as a result. “I had to put his foot in my pocket to carry him outside," added the dad.
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Police said that due to the child's “substantial injuries,” he was transported to the hospital.
He has since had seven surgeries to address the damage done to his foot, which has since been reattached, KITV reported.
Police, who did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for additional information, said they arrested the driver for negligent injury on the day of the crash.
The vehicle that crashed through the Hilo home has since been pulled from the living room and kitchen, according a GoFundMe campaign started by Taurean’s neighbor Lindsay Moore.
The online fundraiser aims to help the family “pay for any medical, travel, and additional expenses they are currently experiencing.”
Added the organizer, "We ask for prayers and healing for the beautiful Ohana at this time. Mahalo."
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