An 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was struck by an alleged drunk driver while riding his bike - and dragged 50ft down a street.

Schoolboy Caleb Ingelhart was only two minutes from home when he tried to cross the street but was struck by the SUV.

The driver, who was under the influence of alcohol, did not immediately notice Caleb and passers-by say he continued driving for 50ft before stopping in Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Bystanders lifted the SUV off the boy and a woman pulled him out, according to police.

The boy suffered a skull fracture, brain bleed, a fractured scapula, deep cuts to bones, trauma to neck tendons, road rash and other injuries as a result.

Bob Ingelhart, Caleb's great uncle, said: "His injuries are horrific and it is a miracle that he is alive.

"His face was swollen, he was in a neck brace and he had deep scrapes in his skin.

"The bystanders are really the heroes here. They banded together, saved Caleb's life and got the drunk driver stopped and under control."

Caleb was riding his bike on a sidewalk of North Chambers Road and was using the crosswalk when he was hit at 7:30pm on June 10, documents said.

An affidavit said that after the collision, the driver, named as 33-year-old Hector Eduardo Garcia, turned right and continued north on Chambers Road.

He allegedly dragged the boy and his bike under his GMC Jimmy SUV for a "considerable distance" while witnesses yelled and honked for him to stop.

Garcia was arrested for vehicular assault, driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license and failure to yield to a pedestrian.

According to an arrest affidavit, one witness told police that he saw Garcia hide a "can of booze of some sort" in the back of vehicle before getting out to assist the boy.

The affidavit says Garcia denied this claim.

The affidavit says he did later tell officers that he drank with his co-workers before hitting the boy and "maybe two Smirnoffs."

According to the affidavit, Garcia denied being drunk.

Bob, 60, said that doctors have since managed to get the majority of Caleb's injuries under control and is now recovering at home, but still "has periods with major pain."

A GoFundMe has been set up to help with Caleb's medical costs and any leftovers will go towards his education; https://gofund.me/47f28e9d

*Incident 10th June 2021.