{"id":187747,"date":"2026-05-09T03:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187747\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T03:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:14:08","slug":"parents-seek-justice-after-wilkinsburg-hit-and-run-critically-injures-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187747\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents seek justice after Wilkinsburg hit-and-run critically injures teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo teenage girls were walking along Doyle Street in Wilkinsburg when a car struck them in a hit-and-run incident, critically injuring 14-year-old Prudence Sibley, whose parents are now seeking justice.  &#8220;Prudence was crying. She was not moving. She knew she was in pain,&#8221; Angela Sibley said.  Angela and Jerome Sibley described the harrowing moment they received the call about the accident.  &#8220;She said we got hit by a car. I just was like, what are you talking about? And I started screaming for him. I was in the car and I hung up the phone. I didn&#8217;t even ask where they were. And I called her back and I said, where are you guys? Right down the road from your house,&#8221; Angela Sibley said.  Sky 4 Pittsburgh\u2019s news chopper captured footage of first responders arriving at Doyle Street.  Suspect crashes into teensPolice say George Mitchell Jr., 43, crashed into the two teens and then drove off.&#8221;She remembers getting hit by a car, and then it happened again. And it sounds like he had turned around and then ran her over after hitting her the first time,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.Prudence sustained two broken legs, a fractured scapula and a fractured pelvis. She has already undergone one emergency surgery and may require additional procedures.  &#8220;Her bones were sticking out of her skin. I&#8217;ve never seen anybody twisted like that before,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.  Despite her injuries, Prudence has shown remarkable strength.  &#8220;She&#8217;s a strong girl though. She had all the nurses laughing. I mean, she was laying there on the bed and her bones were out. She was just making them all laugh,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.  Mitchell was on the run for approximately 12 hours before being apprehended in Penn Hills. He is now charged with attempted homicide.  &#8220;We just want answers. And definitely want justice for anything else,&#8221; Angela Sibley said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWILKINSBURG, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Two teenage girls were walking along Doyle Street in Wilkinsburg when a car struck them in a hit-and-run incident, critically injuring 14-year-old Prudence Sibley, whose parents are now seeking justice.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prudence was crying. She was not moving. She knew she was in pain,&#8221; Angela Sibley said.  <\/p>\n<p>Angela and Jerome Sibley described the harrowing moment they received the call about the accident.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She said we got hit by a car. I just was like, what are you talking about? And I started screaming for him. I was in the car and I hung up the phone. I didn&#8217;t even ask where they were. And I called her back and I said, where are you guys? Right down the road from your house,&#8221; Angela Sibley said.  <\/p>\n<p>Sky 4 Pittsburgh\u2019s news chopper captured footage of first responders arriving at Doyle Street.  <\/p>\n<p>\t<\/p>\n<p>Suspect crashes into teens<\/p>\n<p>Police say George Mitchell Jr., 43, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/pennsylvania-teenagers-struck-by-car-wilkinsburg\/71256462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crashed into the two teens and then drove off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She remembers getting hit by a car, and then it happened again. And it sounds like he had turned around and then ran her over after hitting her the first time,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.<\/p>\n<p>Prudence sustained two broken legs, a fractured scapula and a fractured pelvis. She has already undergone one emergency surgery and may require additional procedures.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her bones were sticking out of her skin. I&#8217;ve never seen anybody twisted like that before,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.  <\/p>\n<p>Despite her injuries, Prudence has shown remarkable strength.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"14-year-old Prudence with her mom Angela\" title=\"14-year-old Prudence with her mom Angela\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d3a681d9-a552-4af9-b899-43b6d1180f41.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s a strong girl though. She had all the nurses laughing. I mean, she was laying there on the bed and her bones were out. She was just making them all laugh,&#8221; Jerome Sibley said.  <\/p>\n<p>Mitchell was on the run for approximately 12 hours before being apprehended in Penn Hills. He is now charged with attempted homicide.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just want answers. 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