16-year-old Dakota Courington's life changed forever on a beautiful August day in 2024 when he was struck by a car.

Nearly a year later, police have arrested a suspect, Felisha Racine Madison, who they believe was behind the wheel and fled the scene before officers arrived.

"He'll never be able to have a job. He'll never be able to get married. He'll never have to give me any grandchildren," said Jack Courington, Dakota's father.

Madison, who is from Adrian, was arrested on Aug. 19 by U.S. Marshals after fleeing to Flint. She was arraigned on Aug. 20 on a single charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in significant impairment.

"I'll put it this way, it's not something that God created. It had to be something that the devil has created in her," Jack said.

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