Heroic brother sacrifices his own life to save his little sister in tragic hit-and-run

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy died while saving the life of his little sister when he pushed her out of the way as a car careered towards them. 

La’Darious Wylie saved his sister from dying, right

Heroic La’Darious Wylie was waiting at the school bus stop with his seven-year-old sister when a out-of-control car appeared. That's when La'Darious lunged and pushed his sister, Sha'Vonta, out of the way.

Sister Sha'Vonta can be seen in background as aunt Felicia Mobley speaks to press

The mother of both children, Elizabeth McCorey, said: "He knew to look out for her."

Sha'Vonta told police what happened after the incident on October 27 in Chester, South Carolina, and said the car had gone before she was able to get up.

More than $20,000 (£13,000) has been raised through donations to help pay for La’Darious' funeral

La'Darious died at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte the next day and his mother decided to donate his organs "so that other children might survive illness or injury".

His aunt Felicia Mobley said: "We [are] just dealing with it on a daily basis because when it's a tragedy like this we just have to deal with it day by day.

"He saved his sister. And he ended up being the one that's where he is now."

More than $20,000 (£13,000) has been raised through donations to help pay for his funeral.

Michelle Johnson, 57, was charged with felony and hit-and-run resulting in death. She faces a maximum of 25 years in jail if convicted.

Michelle Johnson faces charges of hit-and-run

His aunt added: " I don't hate her, I just wish she had stopped."

A petition has been started to rename the local park where the youngster played in his honour.