A 4-year-old boy critically injured in a Halloween hit-and-run in east Birmingham is “still not out of the woods,’’ and a GoFundMe has been started to help with mounting medical expenses.

Steven “King” Allen Jr. remains at Children’s of Alabama after he sustained damage to his liver and kidney, a possible spinal injury, and bleeding from his lungs.

Though King is off the ventilator, his parents on Saturday said he has a long road to recovery.

“I can’t tell you how long this process is going to be because at this time there are a lot of unanswered questions and a lot of things that we are unsure of,’’ his father, Steven Allen Sr. said in the GoFundMe. “I don’t know why this happened and neither do I care.”

“But what I do know is with every storm the sun will shine eventually,’’ Allen said, “and I know that at the end of this journey, me and my family will have a testimony to tell the story.”

The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of 9th Avenue South and 56th Street South.

King, dressed as the Black Panther, had been to a Halloween event at his family’s nearby church and was on the last stop of his trick-or-treating route when tragedy struck. He and two others – including an infant – were struck at a high rate of speed by a vehicle whose driver did not stop.

King was with his oldest sister and her best friend, both in their 20s, and the friend’s children, including her 9-month-old son. King just turned 4 last week.

“That car just came up the road speeding, hit him, didn’t even break stride and kept going,’’ Allen, a City of Birmingham employee, said in a previous interview.

“Everything just happened so fast,’’ said King’s sister, 23-year-old Kadeidra Gouch, who was with him. “I’m just overwhelmed at the moment.”

Gouch was not injured. Her 25-year-old friend and the friend’s infant son sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Birmingham police announced earlier this week that the suspect’s vehicle is a dark colored Audi A3, built between 2009 and 2012, with a damaged rear view passenger mirror.

No arrests have been announced.

“What I do know is I serve a God that sits high and looks low, and I know my son will make a full recovery, in the name of Jesus,’’ Allen said.

Allen said he was encouraged by others to start the GoFundMe to help with King’s medical expenses, including hospitalization, surgery, and rehabilitation so that the family can focus on King and not the financial burden.

“The Allen family truly appreciates all the support poured out from everyone at this time and I want to just say thank you in advance for whatever will be done for our family,’’ Allen said.

Donations to the GoFundMe can be made here.

Anyone with additional information on the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is being offered in the case.