Boy hit, killed by SUV in driveway ‘a tragic accident,’ family says

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A household is grieving aft they accidental a 14-year-old accidently ran implicit his 1-year-old member successful the driveway of their Sherwood Forest home.

The household says the 2 were champion friends and that the younger boy, Giovanni, looked up to his older member arsenic a hero.

“His oldest member was his idol, and I conjecture helium was conscionable pursuing him, and this was conscionable thing that was a tragedy. A tragic accident,” said Lawrence Smith, uncle to the brothers.

More than a twelve household members gathered extracurricular the family’s location Friday afternoon. Many drove from South Carolina and Georgia aft they heard what happened.

Loved ones told News4Jax it was excessively achy and excessively aboriginal for the parents to instrumentality to the scene. They shared photos of Giovanni during his archetypal birthday.

Photo of Giovanni.

They’re memories his household is present holding other close.

“There’s thing we tin bash to bring him back, but we tin unrecorded with the memories that we have,” Smith said.

Three brothers made up the household of 5, including a 6-year-old. Sharhonda Jefferies, their aunt, said they were each precise close.

“The youngest is conscionable ever pursuing astir his large brothers,” she said.

Family members said the begetter of the boys named his trucking institution aft his sons -- 3 Kings Transportation.

“Keep america successful prayer,” said Radana Scott, aunt to the children. “Keep the mother, the father, my 2 nephews -- support them successful prayer.”