Ohio mom struck by her own car while trying to save her child from a carjacking, authorities say

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/ohio-carjacking-alexa-stakely-death/index.html

Ohio mom struck by her own car while trying to save her child from a carjacking, authorities say

By Brammhi Balarajan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN
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Published 3:24 PM EDT, Sat July 13, 2024



Alexa Stakely, 29, died Thursday after getting hit by her own vehicle during a carjacking. From Canal Winchester Schools

CNN — An Ohio mother was struck by her own vehicle and later died after trying to save her child from someone attempting to steal her car, according to the Columbus Division of Police.

Alexa Stakely, 29, was picking up her 6-year-old child from her babysitter’s apartment just before 1:30 a.m. ET on Thursday when she realized she needed to go back inside to get an item “from the babysitter who she met just inside the front door,” the police report stated.

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The mother was seen running after the stolen car and screaming for her child when she was struck by the car and thrown onto the pavement, according to the police report.

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Her sleeping son was later found unharmed in the abandoned car nearby, according to the report.

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1. I had read about this in our paper yesterday

but the story gave no indication about what had happened to the child. I found that curious but went on reading and forgot about the story. Good to know that he's okay. Well, at least physically ok.