Two-year-old partially scalped after family friend reverses over him in driveway

Sage Wilson scarred for life and will never grow hair on part of his head again

Sage Wilson had a large portion of his scalp was ripped off as a family friend accidentally drove over him (SWNS)

A toddler was partially scalped but nonetheless survived after he was dragged for 35ft beneath a reversing car outside his home.

Two-year-old Sage Wilson was accidentally hit by a family friend's Volkswagen Jetta.

His mother, Jamie Wilson, 29, was watching her son and her other children play on a swing set in their front yard with her friend when she went inside to use the bathroom.

In the five minutes she was away, the friend decided to leave and reversed over Sage, pulling him along the road for 35ft before driving off without realising.

Ms Wilson was horrified when she came outside to find a screaming Sage covered in blood with his skull exposed on the left side.

She bundled the kids into the car and got the attention of her husband, Blake Wilson, 28, who was inside the house, by honking the horn.

While rushing to the hospital, the parents were advised by emergency services to pull over and wait for an ambulance, which transferred Sage to an emergency helicopter.

The boy was airlifted to Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, US, where he underwent emergency surgery to treat his wound and a skull fracture.

Since the accident on 27 September, Sage has undergone three surgeries, including one to cut a portion of his skull which had gravel embedded in it.

He has also undergone a graft which transplanted skin from one side of his scalp to the other, but is scarred for life and will never grow hair on that part of his head again.

Jamie Wilson, 29, and her two-year-old son, Sage (SWNS)

“There was blood everywhere and the skin had been completely pulled off a part of the left side of his head, so much so that I could see a large part of his skull,” Ms Wilson said. “I screamed when I saw Sage’s injuries. I put everyone into the car and immediately began to honk the horn and screaming to get the attention of my husband.

“We rushed towards the hospital in the car but 911 told us to pull over and wait for the ambulance. He was conscious in the car but everything was covered in blood. My mum had to fly with him in the air ambulance because I needed to calm down. I was too panicked.

“When I gathered myself and got to the hospital the doctors said they urgently needed to get him into surgery to remove the gravel and debris from his skull and wound. They were pushing on his brain. They said he was lucky because if a rock had hit a major blood vessel the situation would have been so much worse.

“He went into surgery for three hours and they cleaned out his wound. On October 4 he had a skin graft from one side of his head to the other to help close the wound. He will never grow hair on those parts of his head again. He also fractured the back of his skull.”

Sage has undergone three surgeries, including one to cut a portion of his skull which had gravel embedded in it (SWNS)

After two weeks in hospital Sage returned home with this family on 9 October, but he faces years of further surgeries to correct his injuries and could be scarred for life.

The boy currently has to wear a wound vac 24 hours a day, a device which will him his would heal cleanly.

Ms Wilson, who is also mom to son Pepper, five, and daughter Parslee, four, said: “He will have to have a few more surgeries in the next year and then after that.

“I do feel that it could have been so much worse. He is a little miracle. He’s in high spirits despite everything he’s been through. He doesn’t understand what has happened.”

Despite Sage’s horror injuries, Ms Wilson said she does not blame her friend, who she did not wish to name, for the accident.

“After my son had gotten the helicopter I text my friend to tell her she had run him over, she had no idea,” Ms Wilson said. “It was a complete accident and I know that. We are still friends. She feels terrible. Don’t ever take your eyes off your children when they’re outside because things like this can happen in an instant. I will always pay attention from now on.”

Grayson County Sheriff’s office who attended to the scene confirmed they have deemed the incident an accident.

Lieutenant John Holloway said: “After attending the scene we have ruled this incident as an unfortunate accident and there is no follow up scheduled.”

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