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Caleb Lane with friends. Caleb died after being hit at 400 W. 500 North in Provo.

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Caleb Lane at the Salt Flats. Caleb died after being hit at 400 W. 500 North in Provo.

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Caleb Lane (third from left) with, from left, his father Jason Lane, mother Kim Lane and sister Hannah Lane. Caleb died after being hit at 400 W. 500 North in Provo.

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Caleb Lane after catching fish with his sister, Hannah Lane. Caleb died after being hit at 400 W. 500 North in Provo.

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Caleb Lane, the teenager hit late last week at 400 W. 500 North in Provo, died Monday evening.

Caleb was taken off life support Monday, said family friend Andrea Kallas, who remarked that it was only a matter of time before someone died in that dangerous intersection.

Caleb was walking across the street at about 2 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a vehicle. He was transported to Utah Valley Hospital, but was eventually transported to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Caleb, was declared brain-dead Saturday, the day after a vehicle struck him in the intersection. Caleb leaves behind his younger sister, Hannah, and parents Kim and Jason, Kallas said.

Caleb’s family donated his kidney, pancreas and liver to separate individuals.

A funeral will be held in Utah. Caleb was visiting relatives last week, as they do often, with his family. The family lived in Provo for several years before moving to Texas, Kallas remarked.

A GoFundMe account was set up to help the family with funeral expenses “and any other needs that will accompany this tragic accident,” Kallas said.

“The community has been trying to support this family any way we can,” Kallas remarked. “This is extremely tragic, as the neighborhood has been begging the city for years to have better-marked crosswalks and/or lighting.”

Kallas said there have been numerous close calls near that intersection, which makes this tragedy much worse in her eyes.

“There are several members of the neighborhood who have given up walking to the [Provo Recreation Center] because of too many near misses, so they drive two blocks instead,” Kallas said.

The motorist who hit Caleb will not face any charges, according to Sgt. Nisha King with the Provo Police Department.

“With anyone, it’s really tragic right away, but it’s a little different dynamic,” King said. “This is such a hard situation because this is difficult for everyone involved.”