Truck driver ran over 9-year-old on a bike and just kept going, cops say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsTruck driver ran over 9-year-old on a bike and just kept going, cops sayThomas Earl Cole, 53, told investigators he thought he had hit a pile of rocksAndrea Cavallier Tuesday 28 April 2026 18:05 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966559","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/pennsylvania-therman-wallace-hit-and-run-arrest-b2966559.html","title":"Truck driver ran over 9-year-old on a bike and just kept going, cops say"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-14356","index":0}Thomas Earl Cole, 53, has been charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence in the death of 9-year-old Therman Wallace (pictured) (GoFundMe)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveE...