Video shows man slapping autistic child following car crash in Pacoima

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Cellphone video captured the moment a man slapped an autistic child for touching his car in Pacoima.

Alfredo Morales, 10, and his older sister were crossing the street at the corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Osbourne Street when the boy reached out and touched the emblem on the man’s Mercedes-Benz sedan.

The man immediately turned around and followed the two siblings to a bus stop where he stopped. That’s when he walked over to Alfredo who was sitting on a bench and slapped him.

His sister tried to intervene, but the man still managed to hit the boy.

A man was seen approaching Alfredo Morales, 10, and slapping him in the face after the boy touched the emblem of his Mercedes-Benz sedan in Pacoima on July 1, 2024. (RMG)

The driver stopped at a bus stop where the siblings were sitting on a bench in Pacoima on July 1, 2024. (RMG)

A man was seen approaching Alfredo Morales, 10, and slapping him in the face after the boy touched the emblem of his Mercedes-Benz sedan in Pacoima on July 1, 2024. (RMG)

Alfredo Morales explores a microphone as KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade speaks with his family on July 3, 2024. (KTLA)

The crosswalk near Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Osbourne Street in Pacoima where the incident occurred. (KTLA)

A man was seen approaching Alfredo Morales, 10, and slapping him in the face after the boy touched the emblem of his Mercedes-Benz sedan in Pacoima on July 1, 2024. (RMG)

Family members told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade they were angry and said the incident happened on July 1 as the siblings were taking the bus to run their daily errands.

The boy’s father, Miguel Morales, said Alfredo was autistic and often touched objects around him to explore his environment.

Miguel said his family wants justice for Alfredo and has filed a police report about the incident.

KTLA identified the man involved in the incident, but we were told he was out of town when we requested a statement.