Category Archives: Cars & Vehicles

Two Kids Take Joy Ride After Spat With Mom

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According to the Florida Sheriff’s Department, two tweens, a boy and a girl, were upset with their mother, who took away their electronic devices, reportedly because they were not using them properly.  So in their anger, they decided to take their mother’s car and hit the road, apparently searching for more tech-friendly living arrangements.  Police caught up with the pair 200 miles from where their mother had reported them missing.  The 10-year-old boy was driving with his 11-year-old sister in … Continue reading →

Road Rage With A BB Gun

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In Mesa, Arizona, a father and son who were on their way home from work were shot at twice with an airsoft BB gun in an apparent road rage incident. The other driver reportedly became angry because the man wasn’t driving fast enough for her. A woman from Apache Junction was charged with aggravated assault and endangerment. (I wonder how fast they’ll be in processing her into jail.) I’m just thankful that all she had was a BB gun.

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Three-year-old birthday Girl Killed At Her Party

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In a tragic story our of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 3-year-old girl who was celebrating her birthday this past Saturday didn’t live to make four. While at her party, she ran into the street to greet a relative who had just arrived and was struck and killed by a passing car. This story is a tragic reminder of two things: It’s never too early to start talking with kids about street safety. You can find free resources at www.keepyourchildsafe.org/street-safety-for-kids, including our … Continue reading →

Reviving Your Baby By Sticking Her In The Fridge

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Pancaked parents can do some strange things. In Melissa, Texas, Michael Thedford apparently left his 6 month old daughter in a hot car. By the time he realized his mistake, the baby was unresponsive. So he tried to revive her . . . by putting the baby in the refrigerator before calling 911. If only reviving a child were that simple. I wish we lived in a world where every drowning victim could be revived by pulling them out of … Continue reading →

Preschooler Killed in Road Rage Incident

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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, 4-year-old Lily Garcia lost her life after being shot in a road rage incident. The girl was traveling down the interstate with her father and 7-year-old brother. Both kids were sitting in the backseat of her family’s red pick-up. That’s when her father got into an altercation with another driver. One car apparently cut off the other, and the other returned the favor. That started an ongoing feud that lasted around 2 minutes. The incident ended … Continue reading →

Road Hazards

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Police Cruzier Kills Girl In Carroll County, Georgia, two teenage girls lost their life when the car they were in was broadsided by a state patrol trooper. Not Drunk, Just Concussed In Richmond, Virginia, it turns out that a man initially suspected of drunk driving when he drove his car up onto the city’s bike race course was actually suffering a concussion. He had no blood alcohol in his system. One Very Lucky Girl In Aberdeen, Idaho, police are investigating … Continue reading →

Baby Dead After Never Making It To Daycare

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In Macedonia, Ohio, 8-month-old Jayce Markell Benjamin was being shuttled to daycare with 3 other children. According to police, the unnamed parent or guardian left the baby behind when dropping off the kids. Then the child’s grandmother got a hold of the vehicle and didn’t realize he was in the third row of seats as she drove the SUV to work. He ended up spending the day sitting in the car in the Walmart parking lot, and was found dead … Continue reading →

Poorly Secured Cargo Takes Another Child’s Life

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In Emmett, Idaho, a 5-year-old boy has died from injuries he received after the car he was riding in was hit by a salt block.  They boy was riding with his family when a salt block fell from a truck in southwestern Idaho, going through the windshield of his car. Kids have been killed when furniture, mattresses, tools, and other poorly secured items have fallen from moving vehicles. If you happen to be transporting something, let this be a reminder … Continue reading →

Stuck in a Sinkhole on Your Way to Work

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A Pennsylvania mother and her tot received quite the scare when her car was swallowed by a giant sinkhole in downtown Pittsburg. Nayshell Sly was taking her 1-year-old daughter to day care at the time. The pavement around the sinkhole had recently been patched by workers.  (April 2, 2015)    

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Tots Die After Trapping Themselves In Car

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In Manns Harbor, North Carolina, two young sisters lost their life after they apparently climbed into a neighbor’s vehicle but were unable to get themselves out. The two toddlers, ages 18 months and 2 years, were reported missing on Friday. A sheriff’s deputy discovered the children in the back seat of the hot car about 30 minutes later. The incident remained under investigation. (USA Today, 6-30-2008, 8A)      

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