A boy from Bridge City is in critical condition at a Houston hospital after he was struck trying to cross the street by a pickup truck Thursday. The Bridge City Police Department said Bryan Dunmon, age 9, was running from a gas station towards his home at about 5:00 PM Thursday when he was struck by a pickup truck in the northbound lane of Highway 87 at the intersection with Highway 62. The young Dunmon suffered multiple injuries including a fractured skull, a punctured lung, three broken ribs, two broken clavicles, and his leg was broken in three places. Police report the driver of the pickup swerved to avoid hitting Dunmon and that action may have saved the youngster’s life. Dunmon was transported to the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston by a medical helicopter. The Texas Department of Transportation reports 18 accidents at that intersection in the last year.
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