Jett Reed: Young e-scooter rider, 11, nearly lost his leg after being ‘hit and dragged' by a car in Lakelands
Jett Reed has spent more than a week in Perth Children's Hospital and undergone nearly 20 hours of surgery following the shocking incident that took place at the intersection of Badgerup Avenue and Yindana Boulevard in Lakelands, Mandurah at about 3.10pm on May 23.
The schoolboy's uncle, Brenton Reed, said the youngster was in pain daily adding it had been 'extremely stressful for his parents and our wider families'
He also described his nephew as a 'sweet boy' who was 'enduring what no child should be going through'.
'My nephew Jett was on his way home from school last Friday ... when he was hit by a car and dragged underneath it for approximately 10 metres,' Mr Reed posted on GoFundMe.
'Both front and back wheels of the car went over his right leg and his calf was dragged on the bitumen and severely damaged.
'As a result Jett's leg was clean broken and he has lost most of the calf muscle.
'He has already endured 18 plus hours of surgery with many more to go before even thinking about rehabilitation.
'So far the operations have reset the broken bones, and the process to move calf muscle from the good leg to the damaged leg has commenced. After this will be massive skin grafts, all while trying to prevent any infection.'
Mr Reed said he started the GoFundMe page on behalf of his brother Callan, Jett's father, who gave up work to look after his son.
'We ask for any help to assist Callan in paying for bills and travel up and down daily from Mandurah to Perth for what we think will be many months stay at the children's hospital in Perth,' he said.
'Callan works for himself so is currently without an income as he looks after his boy.
'Any donations would be greatly appreciated,
'I myself cannot even begin to imagine what they are going through and any financial assistance would be a great help to Callan during this awful time.'
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