{"id":535137,"date":"2026-03-14T04:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535137\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:06:14","slug":"12-year-old-calgary-boy-recovering-after-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535137\/","title":{"rendered":"12\u2011year\u2011old Calgary boy recovering after hit\u2011and\u2011run"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 12\u2011year\u2011old Calgary boy is recovering from a broken leg after a shocking hit\u2011and\u2011run<\/a> in the city\u2019s northeast, an incident made more disturbing by video showing multiple drivers passing by without stopping to help.<\/p>\n

Bentley St. John was walking to his bus stop near Tarington Way and Taradale Drive NE on Tuesday morning when he was struck in a marked crosswalk.<\/p>\n

The impact of the crash threw him to the ground, where he screamed in pain as several vehicles drove past without stopping.<\/p>\n

Bentley was eventually helped by a good Samaritan and taken to hospital. Now home, he\u2019s recovering in a full leg cast stretching from his toes to above his knee. <\/p>\n

Despite the ordeal, the 12\u2011year\u2011old says he holds no anger toward the driver who hit him, but hopes they eventually come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope that this doesn\u2019t happen again,\u201d Bentley said.<\/p>\n

His sisters say they\u2019re relieved to see glimpses of his usual personality returning. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve definitely missed the smile and the laughter, so it\u2019s really nice to get that back,\u201d said his sister Kenzie.<\/p>\n

Video shows bystanders passing by injured child<\/p>\n

The hit\u2011and\u2011run, captured on video, has sparked broader questions about public responsibility and the legal obligations of drivers who witness someone in distress. In the footage, six vehicles can be seen passing the injured boy without stopping.<\/p>\n

Some residents tell CityNews the lack of action is troubling.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst thing you need to do is make sure the child is okay and pull him to the side if you can,\u201d said neighbour Mirwais Mansoor. \u201cOtherwise, you have to call the police or do something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another resident, Jennifer, said the incident violates a basic expectation of community care. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf that\u2019s your kid, wouldn\u2019t you want someone else to help? It\u2019s like a social contract,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

WATCH: To assist or not to assist<\/p>\n

Legally, Alberta\u2019s Traffic Safety Act requires anyone involved in a collision, directly or indirectly, to remain at the scene, provide reasonable assistance, and exchange information. None of that happened in Bentley\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Chad Newcombe, head of civil litigation at Kahane Law Office, says the law encourages people to intervene without fear of being punished for trying to help. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want people to intervene as a society\u2026 that\u2019s why we\u2019ve enacted legislation that says if you\u2019re going to do it, you\u2019re not going to be held liable,\u201d says Newcombe.<\/p>\n

Bentley\u2019s family hopes the incident prompts change, not only in driver behaviour, but in the design of the intersection itself. Bentley says he wants to see a traffic light installed at the intersection, something he\u2019s calling \u201cBentley Cares.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been a lot of accidents there,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I\u2019m deciding to put a light there for other kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calgary police are urging anyone with information about the hit\u2011and\u2011run to come forward or contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 12\u2011year\u2011old Calgary boy is recovering from a broken leg after a shocking hit\u2011and\u2011run in the city\u2019s northeast,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-535137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}