Mother recounts hit-and-run crash that injured her and 8-year-old son in New Smyrna Beach

Days after Farije Sela and her 8-year-old son Alexander were hit by a car, she remains in the hospital. She tells FOX 35 News she's grateful she and her son are on the road to recovery.Driver fled scene, police sayFarije said she was out on a run with her son, when they were struck while using a marked crosswalk on North Riverside Drive in New Smyrna Beach.She said the impact was strong enough to throw her into the air.Police said after speeding off initially, 36-year-old Michael Perrelli later turned himself in.He’s been charged with two counts of hit-and-run. Detectives claim he told them he panicked after the crash and drove away.‘Changed my life upside down within seconds’Sela, said she and her son, Alexander, were out for a run when the crash happened."The last thing I was expecting was to be hit by a car. It just changed my life upside down within seconds," she said.Witnesses told police they saw Farije fly into the windshield and over the car.CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP"