MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. - A teenager is fighting for his life after being seriously injured when he was struck by a car in Berks County late Thursday night.

The boy, identified by family members as David Israel Sostre, was struck around 10 p.m. by a car traveling north in front of the Turkey Hill convenience store in the 4800 block of North Fifth Street Highway, police said.

The man who called 911 told 69 News that he witnessed the accident.

"I heard a loud impact and I see the boy fly in mid-air and land on the curb," said Eric Ruiz.

Witnesses were left shaken, and the car's windshield was cracked. The impact was so hard, it sent the car's headlight into the street.

Ruiz said the driver pulled the boy from the street onto the curb.

"He was laying with his face cut and he was laying in the sidewalk here," said Matthew Siekmann, who heard the accident.

The teen was then rushed to the trauma center at Reading Hospital. Family members said he underwent surgery, and he was last reported to be in critical condition.

According to Sostre's mother, the teen left Klein's Motel to get a soda across the street at the Turkey Hill.

Within minutes, she saw flashing lights and immediately ran outside. When she saw her son's sneaker in the middle of the road, her heart sank.

"His leg was really cut up bad," said Ruiz. "He was bleeding a lot from his head, and it was just shocking to see that."

Police said the driver did stop at the scene. They did not release his name, but said he's a 61-year man from the area.

"I can't shake this out of my head. It was pretty scary, but I hope the young man is alright," said Siekmann.

At this point, police said the driver has not been cited. The accident remains under investigation.