Parenting influencer ‘in shock’ after accidentally running over son in car | US News

A parenting influencer from Texas has said she is in “shock” after accidentally running over her son in her car.

Kelly Hopton-Jones, 36, told her Instagram followers that it started out like a normal day – but in a “matter of seconds” it became the “worst day” of her life.

The mother of two, who is also a paediatric nurse practitioner, said she was taking her daughter Lily to get doughnuts before her dance performance on the day of the accident.

Her husband, Brian, and their 23-month-old son Henry had planned to stay at home and meet up with them later.

But as he helped Lily into the car and was waving goodbye, their son, who was in the garage, was run over “in a matter of seconds”.

Their neighbours “stepped in immediately” and took Lily while they made their way to hospital, Ms Hopton-Jones said on a carousel post accompanied by an image of her holding Henry’s hand.

He had scans, X-rays and a neurological exam, and was found to have a fractured pelvis, as well as “a few abrasions”.

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Ms Hopton-Jones, whose Hillside Farmhouse account has nearly 65,000 followers, said: “We are in shock. We are so sad.” She added that “we are so incredibly grateful” after the incident.

“We keep replaying it, trying to understand how this could have happened when we were right there,” she added.

“I don’t have that answer. But I do know that this has changed us.”

She reflected that parents should not assume their child will “stay where you last saw them” and this can all happen “in the blink of an eye”.

Commenting on the post, influencer Emilie Kiser, whose son died by accidental drowning last year, wrote: “I’m so incredibly sorry.”

The final image in the carousel shows Henry in the hospital bed under a blanket, accompanied by the words: “We are holding him a little tighter tonight.”