Police said Hudson was riding his bike on the sidewalk on Pacific Beach Drive.

When he crossed alley near Ingraham, investigators said the 32-year-old driver hit him.

They said for a second she stopped, then ran over him when she took off.

Since the accident, people who knew Hudson and the community have been showing their love and support through a growing memorial.

They have also been asking drivers to slow down in his honor.  

An online family fundraiser describes Hudson as a bright and curious child who attended school in North Park, loved science, and whose contagious energy and spirit lit every room, adding that he had a passion for BMX, cycling, swimming, and building with Legos, and that he brought so much joy, kindness, and wonder to everyone whom he met.

“It’s absolutely devastating to learned what happened last night. I’m in shock learning about it. I’m so sorry for anyone’s loss,” Mark Johnston who was cycling by said.  

There are no words to describe the heartache this community feels after hearing about the tragedy that took the life of six-year-old Hudson.

“I teach this age. I teach 6 and seven years old. So, it hits my heart. I have 22 of them,” said another neighbor who asked to remain anonymous.

At the site of the incident, neighbors and family friends have stopped by to drop off flowers, messages of love, and candles to honor Hudson’s life and memory.

While we were there, people who knew him dropped off posters with photos of Hudson and his family.

“It’s so, so, so sad about the family. I cannot even imagine as a parent what’s happening to them right now,” Courtney Rogers, who lives in the area said.

Rogers said Ingraham and Pacific Beach Drive are highly trafficked streets making the road unsafe for pedestrians, cyclists, and even drivers.

“They just need to have more stop signs, lights, warning signs, flashing lights, I mean anything that we could do,” Rogers said.

Mark Johnston, who rides his bike along Pacific Beach Drive about three times a week agrees.

“I think one of the major problems with safety on this road from my perspective is that there’s nothing to calm traffic between the major junctions,” Johnston said.

They hope Hudson’s memory serves as a reminder for drivers to slow down and prompts changes on that road to keep another tragedy from happening.