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The distraught mother told us that Mikiesha was walking on Queen Charlotte Street on Friday at noon when she was knocked down by a police truck that never stopped to render aid. Luckily, a good Samaritan was nearby and took her daughter to the hospital.

Catherine Michael, Mother
"At about approximately 12 midday Friday morning she usually goes to full gallons of water because we don't have water at home and whilst coming back a police car came and hit her; it is the gold 4 door and they actually just went they didn't even stop so I am trying to get justice for my daughter. She went to the doctor, I took her to the doctor, her shoulder blade is out of the socket, her ankles are eaten out and fracture and 3 of her teeth are gone. Yesterday they came back and ask for medical form that they have given to me without a report from me or my daughter, however I went in back myself to Racoon Street police station and one of the high commander of the police had inform me that the reason they haven't gotten a report is because they should get one from me they should get it from my daughter but I am the mother as well. They should hear my side of the story. And the said day my child got hit the hospital release her and I had to rush her back the very next day with severe pain and swelling to the face. I would really like justice. I want the police to deal with the police that knock down my child and if I need any medical bills to be paid i would like him to pay that and I would also like to tell him what he has done makes no sense. He is for us to serve us and he just hit my baby like if it's a dog or something and went on. From last night she cried in her sleep, so I wake her and ask her if she was in pain and she said no I got knock down, so it's like something that she remembers. It's just hard for me because I am a mother of 5 and all my children are small. I don't have a job, her dad is not here. I have to back her when she wants to urine; I have to give her drinks from thru a syringe for right now because she cannot chew. It's hard for me, it's really hard for me."

Michael says even though a policeman that had nothing to do with the accident offered her help with the medical bills she maintains that she wants justice to be served to the driver of the truck that knocked her daughter down. She says that next week she'll be taking her daughter to the hospital for further follow up.

We did contact the police for their side of the story but press officer Fitzroy Yearwood promised us an interview - and failed to show up even after multiple follow up calls.