Parenting influencer says she accidentally ran over her son with her car

U.S. newsParenting influencer says she accidentally ran over her son with her carKelly Hopton-Jones described what happened on the “worst day of our lives” in a social media post detailing the incident. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Kelly Hopton-Jones of Hillside Farmhouse.@hillside_farmhouse via InstagramShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 17, 2026, 9:22 PM EDTBy Dalila MuataA motherhood content creator told her Instagram followers this week that she accidentally ran over her son with her car, injuring him.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Kelly Hopton-Jones, a 36-year-old stay-at-home mother of two, said Wednesday that what started as a normal day became “the worst day of our lives.”Hopton-Jones, who is also a pediatric nurse practitioner, said she was planning to drive her daughter to grab doughnuts before a dance performance. Her husband, Brian, and their 23-month-old son, Henry, were suppose to stay home and meet up with them later, and were waving goodbye.“In a matter of seconds our son was run over by our car. I was driving,” Hopton-Jones wrote in the Instagram carousel.The parents left their daughter, Lily, with their neighbors and rushed Henry to the hospital, where they learned he had fractures to his pelvis and some abrasion, according to Hopton-Jones’ post.“X-rays of his legs, chest, and neck are all normal. CT scan shows no injury to his organs or spinal cord. The neurological exam has been reassuring with no signs of head injury or impairment,” she wrote.“What stays with me is the doctor saying: ‘He is hurt, but this is something he can recover from.’ A true miracle.”Hopton-Jones, whose Hillside Farmhouse account has nearly 65,000 followers, wrote that her family is in shock and sad. But she said she believes that they’re on “the lucky side of a very tragic accident.”Emilie Kiser, an influencer who’s son died by accidental drowning in May 2025, commented under Hopton-J...