{"id":243404,"date":"2026-04-10T09:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/243404\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:56:07","slug":"fourth-grade-student-dies-week-after-getting-hit-by-a-car-while-biking-home-from-school-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/243404\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth-grade student dies week after getting hit by a car while biking home from school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROUND ROCK, Texas (KEYE) \u2014 A fourth-grade student who was <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/child-bicyclist-sent-the-hospital-with-incapacitating-injuries-after-being-hit-by-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle<\/a> home from Teravista Elementary School died Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/roundrockisd.edurooms.com\/engage\/teravista-elementary\/newsletters\/student-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">letter sent to families<\/a>, Principal Michael Wakefield identified the child as Patrick Case.<\/p>\n<p>It is with great sadness that I share about the loss of a beloved member of our community. Patrick Case, our fourth-grade student who was hit by a vehicle while riding his bike last week, passed away peacefully yesterday evening. He was truly loved by his friends and teachers here. We are heartbroken at this loss and know that many of our students and staff may be, too,&#8221; Wakefield said. <\/p>\n<p>Case was hit by a car April 1 while crossing in a crosswalk at the intersection of Teravista Club Drive and Teravista Parkway in Williamson County at approximately 3:39 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital with incapacitating injuries.<\/p>\n<p>TxDPS said the crash investigation remains open and active. No charges or citations have been filed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/round-rock-families-offer-prayers-share-safety-concerns-following-crash-involving-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Round Rock families offer prayers, share safety concerns following crash involving student<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wakefield said counselors and additional support staff would be available on campus to help students and staff process the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The family had asked for <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/family-of-round-rock-student-hit-by-car-wednesday-asking-for-prayers-from-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">prayers and privacy<\/a> following the initial crash. Round Rock ISD said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/round-rock-families-offer-prayers-share-safety-concerns-following-crash-involving-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement earlier this week<\/a> that its &#8220;heart goes out to the family during this incredibly difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crash prompted residents in the Teravista neighborhood to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/round-rock-families-offer-prayers-share-safety-concerns-following-crash-involving-student\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">raise concerns<\/a> about speeding and traffic safety on local roads. <\/p>\n<p>Round Rock ISD urged drivers to remain alert in pedestrian areas and at crosswalks. &#8220;Your attentiveness can make a significant difference in keeping our community safe,&#8221; the district said.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROUND ROCK, Texas (KEYE) \u2014 A fourth-grade student who was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-243404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-san-antonio","9":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","10":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}