Firefighter’s toddler son dies after he and his father hit by car while window-shopping

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) - A Georgia boy who was just shy of turning 2 died after he and his father were hit by a car while window-shopping in a shopping center parking lot, police say.Samuel Skelton, a Gainesville firefighter, and his 22-month-old son, Knox Skelton, were window-shopping Wednesday at the Limestone Marketplace. A driver in a white SUV accidentally accelerated over a curb while parking and hit them, according to Gainesville Police.“Samuel was there, holding his 22-month-old son, Knox. Had his back to everything, didn’t even know what was coming, didn’t see what was coming,” Police Capt. Kevin Holbrook said.Knox suffered critical injuries and was flown to a hospital in Atlanta, where he later died. His father was also injured but did not need medical treatment, police say.Holbrook said Samuel Skelton and his wife, Kiana Skelton, were able to get to Atlanta to say goodbye before Knox died.“We typically compartmentalize. At some point, you can only keep that compart