Teen and Family Jailed for Hit-and-Run Cover-Up

A teenager and three family members were sentenced to prison terms on Tuesday at Caernarfon Crown Court for their roles in a hit-and-run collision that critically injured a five-year-old boy and a subsequent attempt to cover up the crime.

Kaylem Longhurst, now 18 and from Nantwich, Cheshire, struck Arlo Buckley with an illegal off-road motorcycle on Central Drive in Shotton, Wales, in September 2024. The boy was crossing the road at the time and was dragged along the ground in the crash, suffering serious injuries that required urgent treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool followed by months of recovery care. Longhurst, who was 17 at the time, fled the scene without rendering aid.

Instead of seeking help for the child, Longhurst returned to his family, who assisted in concealing evidence and evading authorities. Court proceedings revealed that they burned his clothing, hid the motorcycle in a nearby alleyway and drove him approximately 100 miles away to York in a van. Longhurst had previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, as well as operating the vehicle without a license, proper eyesight correction or insurance.

Longhurst, his mother Terry Follows, 43,...