Pensacola toddler remembered: ‘A smile and laugh that would light up a whole room’

Michael Hanich
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UPDATE (3:03 p.m.): WKRG News 5 spoke with the mother of a boy who died after being struck by an SUV Sunday.

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Annie Williams said her son, Levi, had “a smile and laugh that would light up a whole room.”

“He was never not smiling,” said Williams. “He would laugh for hours over the cutest smallest little things.”

She said her son loved to sing and count and was always eating popcorn.

“He was autistic and would run from us constantly. It was such a struggle trying to keep him contained and I let my guard up for 5 seconds or maybe 5 minutes and he was gone,” said Williams.

Williams said she gave everything she had to take care of her baby.

“Every minute of every day I was there for him, except those few,” said Williams. “Our lives will not be the same without him.”

She described his sister as his “little mama” who was always looking out for him.

“She isn’t going to know what to do without her brother,” said Williams.

UPDATE (1:56 p.m.): The 3-year-old boy who was hit by a vehicle Sunday night has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla (WKRG) – A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night on Blue Angel Parkway in Pensacola, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Around 8:15 p.m., an SUV and a pickup truck were heading south on State Road 173, south of Blue Angel Lane, when a child reportedly walked in the southbound lane, an FHP news release said.

The driver of the SUV, a 64-year-old Pensacola resident, attempted to stop by applying the brakes but ultimately hit the child, the release said.

The truck also collided with the SUV despite applying the brakes, resulting in a crash, according to the FHP.

The child was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital; both drivers and the one passenger in the SUV were not injured, according to the release.

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