The death of an 8-month-old baby boy in a stroller — hit in a crosswalk by a pickup truck and dragged roughly 60 feet — hit a collective nerve in the small community of Waimanalo.

Neighbors held a rally Tuesday afternoon at the scene of Monday’s accident, with about 150 people holding signs pleading with motorists to slow down, show aloha — to do it for ohana, for the keiki.

Many blamed poor visibility provided by the LED lights installed along Kalanianaole Highway by the Department of Transportation earlier this year, citing accidents that have occurred since the lights were installed.

The baby, Donovan Naleieha, died Tuesday.

Also struck were his 24-year-old mother Dijannia Hicks, who was pushing the stroller and who relatives say is pregnant; and his 3-year-old brother, Damien.

Donovan’s father, Lopaka Naleieha, was walking behind them in the crosswalk and, according to a witness, pulled the stroller out from under the truck.

The mother is grieving and the 3-year-old boy is fighting for his life, said his aunt, Genevieve Kalahiki, during a phone interview from Las Vegas. “We just pray over the doctors and the nurses to try to do their best.”

Police arrested Annie Akau, 26, of Waimanalo on Monday night after she fled the scene, taking her into custody at her home at 11:30 p.m. Monday on suspicion of negligent injury, operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant, driving without a license, endangering the welfare of a minor and other offenses.

The accident occurred at about 6:46 p.m., when police said Akau was traveling westbound on Kalanianaole in a white 1997 Chevy S-10 pickup truck that struck the family in the crosswalk near Oluolu Street.

The truck also sideswiped a silver 2010 Honda Elantra driven by a 36-year-old Kailua man who had stopped on the eastbound lane to allow the family to cross.

The truck then stopped and Akau fled on foot. Her 38-year-old husband arrived at the scene and police arrested him for allegedly hindering prosecution.

Police said speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

Hicks and her other son were transported to hospitals in serious condition. Police said the baby boy was transported in “extremely critical condition.”

Emergency Medical Services reported both Donovan and the 3-year-old were treated for head injuries.

Kalahiki said the family had been headed to 7-Eleven to get ice cream for the children.

Jeremiah Naleieha, Lopaka Naleieha’s cousin, said the family had dinner at Lopaka’s mother’s home near the 7-Eleven and were returning to their own home along Kalanianaole Highway. Donovan was Lopaka’s only child, named after his grandfather, and he treated Hicks’ kids like his own, Jeremiah said.

“The kid really went change his life,” said cousin Jesse Naleieha, who lives with the family. Lopaka went back to school and was getting his GED, he said.

Donovan “was the apple of our eye,” said his great-grand-aunt Alberta Naleieha, 70, who attended the rally. “He was a joy. He always smiled. I never heard him cry. He’s a good baby. Everybody loves him.”

She said of the driver, “If she was drinking and driving … I totally despise drinking and driving,” she said, adding that she does not allow liquor in her home.

She said she hopes the state Department of Transportation will install lights in the area. “This is just ­ridiculous,” she said. “I just don’t want this to happen to anybody else.”

Kukana Kama-Toth, a community advocate, pointed out that there are no streetlights over any of the four consecutive crosswalks along the busy stretch of highway near 7-Eleven, kupuna housing and a few eateries. “Look at these crosswalks. Do you see any lights?” she asked, adding that the issue has been raised with the DOT at neighborhood board meetings.

She said a woman, Cheryl Pohina, was killed a day or two after the LED lights were installed a few months ago on the highway at Huli Street. Henry Kealoha, an older man, was killed in the early morning by a driver coming home from work at Nakini Street.

She said the LED lights point downward, unlike the previous streetlights that shone outward and provided better visibility.

“This is a dark spot,” said Mama Lei Makanani, who held a sign saying, “Slow Down.” “This is a killing spot. We lost one baby. It’s really hurting the community.”

Kalani Kalima, organizer of the rally, said: “Once I heard a baby was involved, I came rushing down. My mother cry. Me, I cry. Because it’s one baby. The baby never deserve that.”

Kalima said the community had been working with Ed Sniffen of the DOT, who promised to the kupuna to put in flashing lights at all the busy crosswalks, but nothing had been done.

But yesterday, Kalima said he received word from a DOT spokesman saying the agency will discuss solutions such as new lights and lowering the 35 mph speed limit.

Kalahiki set up a GoFundMeaccount for her sister and two nephews, raising $1,850 in six hours Tuesday. Donations may be made at 808ne.ws/familyaid.

Star-Advertiser reporter Rosemarie Bernardo contributed to this report.