A police community support officer has been left devastated after arriving at the scene of a fatal crash and discovering the 10-year-old victim was her nephew . PCSO Lisa Crocker , 39 , was on duty when she was called to the collision involving her young nephew Samuel Crocker in Crediton , Devon . The 'generous and kind ' schoolboy was knocked down as he walked into the town centre to visit a friend on Saturday afternoon . He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter but later died from his injuries . His family said a 'bright light had been extinguished ' . PCSO Lisa Crocker , 39 ( right ) , was on duty when she was called to the collision involving her young nephew Samuel , 10 ( left ) , who was knocked down while walking to meet a friend in Crediton , Devon , on Saturday . Cameron Trivett , 24 , of Crediton , has been charged with causing death by careless driving and failing to stop after a collision . He will appear at Exeter Crown Court later this month . It has now emerged that Mrs Crocker , who is part of Devon and Cornwall Police 's neighbourhood team in Crediton , arrived at the scene to discover the victim was her brother 's son . Chief Inspector Matt Lawler said : 'Clearly this is an absolute tragedy for the entire family . 'No-one in the force knew the connection until Lisa arrived at the scene and recognised Samuel . 'There has been a great deal of support locally for Lisa and many local people have been asking if she was personally connected to the incident . 'In order to allow her to focus on supporting her family , Lisa has asked us to confirm her involvement and thereby end the speculation . Mrs Crocker , 39 , ( pictured ) was unaware her young nephew was involved in the collision until she arrived at the scene . The youngster later died in hospital . 'While she has been inundated with messages , Lisa would like everyone to focus on Samuel , not on her connection to the events of last Saturday . ' Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at about 1.30pm on Saturday after Samuel was struck by the white Vauxhall Combo van . Following his death , his family led an outpouring of tributes to him . In a statement , they said : 'On Saturday afternoon our life was turned upside down when our darling Samuel was knocked down while on his way to visit his friend . 'Later that night the bright light that was Samuel was extinguished . 'We all miss our little 'mole ' so much and ca n't begin to imagine how we move on from the devastating situation we are in now . 'Someone so small has left a massive hole that can never be filled , but he will always be remembered for his cheeky , fun-loving nature and we are grateful to have had him in our lives , albeit for such a short time . ' A book of condolence has since been opened at Landscore Primary School where Samuel was a pupil . Gary Read , the school 's headteacher , said : 'Samuel was a truly decent young boy - honest , attentive , generous , loyal and kind . 'To be taken from his family and friends in this way feels incomprehensible . ' Hundreds of people also attended a candle lit vigil at Holy Cross Church on Monday in memory of the youngster . Reverend Nigel Guthrie , Rector of Crediton , said : 'We wanted to give people a chance to express their feelings about what happened to Samuel . Samuel was walking to meet a friend in Crediton , Devon ( pictured ) when the collision occurred . Cameron Trivett , 24 , has been charged with causing death by careless driving and failing to stop after a collision . 'It 's a huge shock to the whole community as the family are so well-known and loved . 'There has been a very large response and we hope it can help bring everyone together in the wake of it . ' The Bishop of Crediton , Rt . Reverend Nick McKinnel , added : 'This is terribly sad news and my heart goes out to the family of this young boy and to his friends at school . ' Terry Keen , who lives next-door to the Crocker family , also paid tribute . He said : 'They are a wonderful , local family who have lived here for some time . He was a terrific young boy . 'We would often see him playing out the back , practising his basketball . He was getting very good at it . 'He went to Landscore School with his older brother . We do not know much about what happened . ' Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the coroner had been informed of the death . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Samuel Crocker , 10 , was knocked down by van and later died from injuries . His auntie PCSO Lisa Crocker was on duty at time and called to crash site . 40-year-old was unaware her nephew was crash victim until she attended . Schoolboy had been walking into town to meet friend when crash occurred . Devastated family said : 'The bright light that was Samuel was extinguished '