Category Archives: Kids Killed in Car Accidents

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 →

Trucker Kills Family In Head-On Collision

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7-14-07 A tractor-trailer veered across the center lane of a highway Saturday, causing a head-on collision with another car. The accident killed 5 members of a family in the other car, which included a woman and her four young children, according to police reports. Leketria Wells, 26, of Monticello, Ark., was killed along with her children;  Lakiyah Wells, 7;  Kaleb Jarrell Stokes, 5; Keyshon Wells, 4; and Lakayla Wells, 2. 57-year-old Roy Lee Jordoan, of Benton, Miss., was driving the … Continue reading →

Child Sitting In Woman’s Lap Dies In Car Crash

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6-6-07 A 5-year-old girl from Grand Junction, Colorado, was killed on Wednesday, while she was sitting unrestrained on the lap of the front seat passenger of a car driven by her father. He made a left turn into oncoming traffic on U.S. 50, colliding with a van, according to the Colorado state patrol. The child, Elizabeth Hatch, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The passenger, 24 year old Jennifer Scarbrough, also of Grand Junction, later died from … Continue reading →