Parenting influencer Kelly Hopton-Jones reveals she accidentally ran over her son in her car as he’s left hospitalised

An American influencer of parenting has revealed she accidentally ran over her toddler son in a ‘nightmare’ accident that left him alone admitted to hospital.

Kelly Hopton-Jones, a pediatric nurse and mother of two who posts from her Hillside Farmhouse Instagram page and blog, said her followers’ son Henry was in hospital and issued an urgent warning to fellow parents.

Detailing “the worst day of our lives” in one online messageshe revealed that Henry had fractures to his pelvis but was on the mend, and recalled how the incident happened.

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“Today was the worst day of our lives. Life can change in the blink of an eye,” she wrote in her message to her more than 63,000 followers.

“A real nightmare for a parent happened to us today.”

Hopton-Jones said she was taking her daughter Lillian out to get food for a dance recital when she accidentally ran over Henry, who was standing in the garage.

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“Brian [Hopton-Jones’ partner] was staying at Henry’s home and would meet us there,” she said.

“He helped Lily into the car and waved between our car and Henry, who was in the garage.

“Within seconds, our son was run over by our car. I was driving.”

She revealed that their neighbors quickly arrived on the scene to help before the couple took Henry to hospital.

”X-rays of his legs, chest and neck are all normal. CT scan shows no injury to his organs or spinal cord. The neurological examination is reassuring and there are no signs of head injury or disability,” she wrote.

“He has fractures in his pelvis that will take time to heal, as well as some abrasions.

“We keep replaying it and trying to understand how this could have happened when we were there. I don’t have that answer.’

Hopton-Jones urged parents to ‘hold hands’ or ‘hold hands’ on their children near cars

“I can’t even fully wrap my mind around how different this situation could be right now,” she added in her caption, before sharing a video of Henry smiling as he was treated at the hospital.

“We could drive ourselves crazy with the what ifs, and honestly, we kind of are. But accidents happen,” her caption added.

“We are on the fortunate side of a very tragic accident.”

Her post received more than 31,000 likes and 1.8,000 comments

“Absolutely awful! That’s the definition of an accident – so thankful he’ll recover. Sending prayers for your mom ❤️,” read one comment.

Hillside Farmhouse’s website reveals that the couple is renovating a farmhouse in Texas.

In a recent video from last month, Hopton-Jones takes her son out to dinner.

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“Are other moms fed up with the imaginary pressure? Do more. The laundry isn’t done and put away yet? When was the last time you cleaned the toilets? You know that a nap is your only time to work. You’re having a margarita by yourself… on a Tuesday afternoon?” she captioned it.

‘Yes. We’re going to stop taking life so seriously here, and I hope it inspires you to do the same.

“Because guess what, all you get to do is hug that ketchup face or hold your little boy for so long for a dance on an empty dance floor. Everything else can wait. #motherhood.”

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