WASHINGTON — Editor's Note: The video above originally aired on Dec. 15, 2021.
A 9-year-old boy badly injured in a car crash outside his school in December 2021 passed away on June 2, according to a statement from the family's lawyer. The statement did not specify how the child died.
Kaidyn Green was paralyzed from the neck down after he had been hit by a car while leaving school at KIPP DC Honor Academy just after 2 p.m. on Dec. 10. The driver of the car that struck Kaidyn stayed on the scene, police said.
According to his mother, Kaidyn's lungs were badly damaged in the crash and he was on life support for weeks. When WUSA9 last spoke to the family in late December, he was scheduled for surgery in January that they were hopeful would restore some of his abilities.
"Kaidyn had recently returned home following months of hospitalization and intensive rehabilitation," a statement released by the family's attorney, Keith Watters, said. "He was greeted by family and friends with a welcome home party."
Watters went on to say the family wanted to thank all those who had provided medical care to Kaidyn.
"[Kaidyn] was an exceptionally good-hearted child who always smiled despite his critical medical condition," Watters wrote in his statement. "The family wishes to thank all who provided them with their love and support during this very painful and difficult time."
According to data (through April 1) from D.C.'s Department of Transportation, a third of D.C. car crash occurred in Wards 7 and 8, areas that represent roughly a quarter of the city's population. There have been three crashes within a block of where Kaidyn was hit since Dec. 10, one of which happened right outside KIPP.