{"id":122586,"date":"2026-02-25T00:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/122586\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:38:06","slug":"pennsylvania-family-disappointed-after-hit-and-run-driver-who-left-child-paralyzed-in-chester-is-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/122586\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania family disappointed after hit-and-run driver who left child paralyzed in Chester is sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family members<\/a> of a 9-year-old boy critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Chester, Pennsylvania, are expressing their disappointment at the sentencing of the driver responsible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ny’Leek Ellison was hit by a car<\/a> on Feb. 4, 2025. The crash left him paralyzed from the neck down.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the driver, Caleb Campbell, was sentenced to 1.5 to three years in prison for aggravated assault. In a separate, unrelated case, Campbell also received three to six years for possession with intent to deliver drugs.<\/p>\n

In December, Campbell pleaded no contest to charges related to the crash.<\/p>\n

Ny’Leek’s family calls the sentence a slap on the wrist.<\/p>\n

“I’m just disappointed, like, I don’t know what else to feel,” Ny’Leek’s mother, Anita Carrington, said. “I’m mad. I’m angry.”<\/p>\n

Campbell’s family was also in court, but declined to comment after the sentencing.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Campbell hit Ny’Leek after the boy got off a SEPTA bus at 9th and Tilghman streets. Instead of stopping to help, police said, Campbell drove away. Police said they tracked him down and arrested him on Feb. 27, 2025.<\/p>\n

“So he [Campbell] did apologize, and Ny’Leek was accepting his apology,” Carrington said. “That don’t mean it makes it better.”<\/p>\n

Ny’Leek spent five months in the hospital following the crash and now breathes with the help of a ventilator.<\/p>\n

“It’s just looking at my son with a trach in his throat, that’s hard,” Carrington said.<\/p>\n

While the court handed down several years in prison, the family said the outcome doesn’t match the severity of the crime.<\/p>\n

“I was expecting a little bit more,” Ny’Leek’s father, Micah Ellison, said.<\/p>\n

Even Ny’Leek himself expressed frustration: “I was hoping we got justice,” he said.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors echoed that sentiment.<\/p>\n

“While the defendant will one day complete his term, this family’s reality will not end,” said Delaware County Deputy District Attorney Gina Gorbey-Zarko, who prosecuted the case. “The harm endures long after the sentence is served.”<\/p>\n

Support for Ny’Leek<\/a> has poured in from across the region. His mother has turned her pain into action, launching a clothing line to help cover medical costs and spread a message.<\/p>\n

“Slow down, save a life,” Carrington said, repeating the message from a shirt.<\/p>\n

While the criminal case is closed, the family said their journey is just beginning. Carrington said she is determined to keep fighting for her son and others.<\/p>\n

“We don’t want just justice for ourselves,” Carrington said. “We want justice for all hit-and-run victims around the world.”<\/p>\n

Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse praised Ny’Leek’s bravery and resilience.<\/p>\n

“What happened to Ny’Leek as a result of Caleb Campbell’s recklessness is horrific and life altering,” Tanner said. “His [Ny’Leek’s] courage is extraordinary, but this was preventable.”<\/p>\n

CBS News Philadelphia reached out to Campbell’s attorney, Ryan R. Grace of Bellwoar Kelly, LLP, and is waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n

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