A South Cobb High School student who was hit by a car on the way to class last month has died, authorities said Tuesday.
The 15-year-old boy was seriously injured March 20 after he stepped in the path of a gray 2021 Kia Rio that was traveling east on Clay Road. His family identified him as Braden Davis in a GoFundMe page posted Wednesday to help them with expenses.
Cobb police said the vehicle had just crossed Austell Road with a green traffic light at 8:42 a.m. when the vehicle struck the boy’s left side, sending him into the westbound lane of Clay Road. He was rushed by ambulance to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. He died nine days later, police said.
“We were saddened to learn one of our students passed away last month,” a Cobb schools spokesperson said. “We continue to keep his family, friends and the entire South Cobb community in our thoughts, and counselors are available to support students and staff following the tragic news.”
Davis was a “fun-spirited and adventurous kid,” and a “real-life superhero” to his siblings, his mother Emily Little wrote on the GoFundMe page that had raised more than $3,700 as of Thursday morning.
“We find great solace in knowing that he was able to save and improve the lives of so many people through his generous gift of organ and tissue donation,” Little said. “The ripples of his good act will continue for many years to come.”
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Cobb police’s traffic investigation unit at 770-499-3987.
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