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6-Year-Old Hurt in Harrisburg Kipona Crash Returns Home as Driver Remains Jailed

His family expects further surgery during a long recovery.

Overview

  • Faiz Sharif was discharged Friday after more than two weeks in the hospital and was greeted by schoolmates and first responders at a neighborhood homecoming.
  • The child suffered a fractured pelvis, broken ribs and jaw, and a lacerated spleen, injuries that required multiple surgeries.
  • Police say a red minivan drove at a high rate of speed into a closed North Front Street area during the Sept. 1 Kipona Festival, striking three people.
  • Authorities identified the driver as 37-year-old Elizabeth Bohrer, who was described in an affidavit as "out of it" during booking and difficult to interview.
  • Bohrer faces seven felony charges and is being held at Dauphin County Prison as she awaits a preliminary hearing.