TOLEDO — Ten-year-old Baby Clayborne, who goes by Jacion, was walking home from school with his brothers on Nov. 4, 2026, when an uninsured driver in a GMC Sierra pickup struck him in the marked crosswalk at Manhattan Boulevard and Mulberry Street in Toledo, according to his family. No crossing guard was present at the intersection.

His mother had been waiting at home for her three boys to return from school, the family said. The impact threw Jacion several feet into the air before he landed hard on the concrete.

He suffered three skull fractures, multiple facial fractures, missing teeth, a broken femur, a fractured pelvis, two broken ribs and a pneumothorax. “No mother or father is ever prepared to see their child suffer like this,” the family wrote in its fundraiser.

The charge against the driver has now been dismissed while police continue investigating the crash, 13abc (WTVG) reported Nov. 9. His mother is asking whether the driver even had a valid license.

Toledo police have not released further details about the investigation, and the reason for the dismissal was not stated in the report. The crash remains under investigation.

Jacion faces a long recovery, according to his family, which is preparing to bring him home and for the extensive changes the injuries will mean there. The family has started a GoFundMe fundraiser, “Our Jaceon Needs Us,” organized by Alasia Newton, to help pay for a wheelchair-accessible SUV, a wheelchair-accessible ramp, an adjustable hospital bed, transfer equipment, specialized dental care, additional medical and rehabilitation supplies, and moving expenses for a larger, more accessible home. The fundraiser will also help cover other unexpected expenses while the family focuses on his recovery.

According to the fundraiser, the crash happened as Jacion and his brothers were on their way home from school. The family said the driver was uninsured. The fundraiser asks for help and prayers as the family navigates what it describes as a long road to recovery, and says the support will help the family focus on Jacion while they prepare for the changes ahead.

The fundraiser says the family is preparing to bring Jacion home and is facing major life changes as they do so. “We are asking for your help and prayers as we navigate this long road to recovery,” the family wrote. Donations, the fundraiser says, will help the family focus on Jacion’s recovery and prepare for the changes ahead, including making their home accessible for a wheelchair and covering the medical and other costs that come with his injuries.

Featured image: Adams Street in Toledo, Ohio, circa 1900, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). The image is not of the crash scene.