Othniel Adoma, from Bracknell, Berkshire, died on Thursday, more than three weeks after the single-vehicle crash, said police.
A man, 46, and a woman, 45, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender last week, remain on bail.Abdullah was devoted to his family and would "light up their faces with a big smile", his friends and family said in a statement.
They added he recently arrived in the UK about three months ago from Yemen "for a better future" and was learning English ahead of starting college in September.One relative, Saleh Alsirkal, who runs a corner shop on Staniforth Road, which the teenager visited just before he was hit, said Abdullah had been enjoying learning English as "it meant a lot to him and he learned quick".He went on to say the 16-year-old had had a hospital appointment earlier in the afternoon and then popped into the store before heading off to find some food.
Mr Alsirkal added he was a "kind boy" who just wanted to look after his family."His dad brought him over to change his life, to get a better future for his son but this has happened and destroyed everything," he added.
Speaking after the crash, Darnall independent councillor Qais Al-Ahdal said "we've really lost someone who is good in the community".
"Praised by everyone unanimously, he was a really good kid. May God have mercy on his soul," he said."I constantly meet pensioners who live very comfortably. I go to the cinema and the theatre regularly and they are packed with my ilk, most of whom don't need this money."
Alice thinks its unfair that some young people earning less than £30,000 are expected to pay what she calls "extortionate rent and travel expenses".money should be put towards the NHS or tackling the housing crisis.
Ian Bryant, from Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, is pleased with the government's decision.He earns more than £35,000 as a pensioner so will not be receiving the payment himself but is