Holly Springs Fourth Grader Jon Wess-Pass Honored After Calling 911 When a Child Was Hit by a Car

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A fourth grader waiting for a school bus did what a lot of adults freeze on: he called 911 the moment he saw a young child struck by a vehicle, stayed on the line, and gave dispatchers what they needed.

Jon Wess-Pass, a student at Holly Springs Intermediate School, was honored at a school assembly after the crash near Boundary Street and Rencher Drive, the Holly Springs School District said. Police Chief Grant Glover told the school community that Pass saw the child hit while waiting for the bus and immediately called 911, calmly providing the necessary information.

The district identified Pass as 10 years old and said the injured child was 5. Chief Glover said the child is OK after sustaining bruises and scratches.

What the school district reported

According to the district's account, the crash happened Monday morning, Oct. 26. The entire student body, teachers and administrators gathered for the recognition, and Pass was joined by family members. Glover played the 911 call for everyone to hear and praised the boy's bravery and quick thinking, calling him a "super kid."

A Certificate of Bravery presented at the assembly said: "Even at the age of 10, you showed the importance of staying calm, taking action and doing the right thing when someone needs help. Your actions showed us that heroes come in all ages, and that one courageous decision can make a meaningful difference in another’s life. Thank you for being a hero in our community."

City and school leaders showed up

Officials who recognized Pass included Mayor Charles Terry, Ward 1 Alderwoman Sandra Hodges, Superintendent of Education Dr. Irene Walton Turnage, Intermediate School Principal Vikki Marion and Primary School Principal Dr. Casshaunda Davis McAdams, the district said. Hodges presented a Certificate of Bravery praising his courage and caring heart.

What secondary reports added — and where accounts differ

A Memphis television report summarized by GlobeVerge, citing WREG, described Pass as 11 and the injured child as 4, and dated the crash Oct. 22. That summary also highlighted 911 audio in which a dispatcher asked whether the child was breathing and Pass answered that she was. The GlobeVerge headline quoted Pass telling the child, "Please don't go to sleep." Boston Uncut could not independently retrieve the full WREG story text at publish time; those details are attributed to that secondary summary, not to the school district post.

The school district's own write-up — the most detailed local account Boston Uncut reviewed — does not describe Pass placing a jacket under the child, bracing her head with a lunchbox, or having learned emergency protocols in class the week before. Those details appeared in circulating social posts and are not confirmed in the district release or in the WREG excerpt Boston Uncut could verify.

Why the call mattered

Glover's point at the assembly was simple: age did not stop Pass from acting. In the district's telling, a kid at a bus stop treated a crash like an emergency instead of a spectacle — dialed, stayed calm, and handed responders a clear picture.

The child injured in the crash was not publicly named. Glover said that child is OK with bruises and scratches. Boston Uncut will update this account if Holly Springs police, the school district or WREG publish additional official details that change the public record.

What is still unknown

Public accounts reviewed for this article do not name the driver, describe the vehicle, or say whether charges were filed. The school district and the WREG summary also disagree on Pass's age, the injured child's age and the exact crash date. Where those conflict, Boston Uncut treats the Holly Springs School District post as the primary local record and flags the television summary separately.

The developments described above are drawn from the Holly Springs School District's published honor notice and from a GlobeVerge summary attributing additional 911-audio details to WREG. As of Thursday morning, Nov. 5, 2026, no separate Holly Springs Police Department press release with a full incident narrative was located in Boston Uncut's review. Readers seeking the underlying quotations should consult the linked sources.

As of Thursday morning, Nov. 5, 2026, the public record on this story remained as described above. Contemporaneous accounts from the linked outlets supply the quotations and figures used here. Where those outlets disagree on color, this story keeps the overlapping procedural facts. Boston Uncut does not invent dialogue, headcounts or motives absent from those sources. Updates will follow if primary agencies post correcting notices.