In Bronx, New York, 7-year-old Ethan left a voice message on his mother’s phone “Mama, we’re waiting for you to eat icecream.” A few moments later Ethan would be dead — crushed by a run-away Mersadues SUV that backed into Kennedy’s Chicken & Sandwitches, the restaurant they were eating at. Natasha Villavecencio, Ethan’s mother, says that at least she’l always have that tiny piece of her son — the voicemail he left moments before he died — to remember him … Continue reading →
Teen Kills His Wrestling Buddy In Worcester, Massachusetts, a 17-year-old was charged with murder vehicle homicide after he accidentally struck and killed a wrestling teammate with his car. The teen was apparently driving to a friend’s house when he came across 19-year-old Frank DeMeo, who was jogging. DeMeo then ran in front on the car and jumped on its hood before falling off and being run over. (USA Today, 6-18-2008, p. 5A)
Continue reading →In Topeka, Kansas, a woman and her five-month-old daughter managed to survive a car wreck that flung them from their SUV. They were inside the vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-70, when a truck struck the SUV from behind, tossing them from the car. This woman and her baby were extremely lucky, but you might not be. Highway shoulder accidents such as this are surprisingly common, so let this be a reminder that just because you’re parked alongside the … Continue reading →
3-30-08 A 3-year-old Arizona boy was hit by a truck while playing outside at a birthday party. The boy apparently ran out into the street while playing among friends and was struck. Several other children at the party witnessed the accident. The boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. He received serious head injuries, but emergency personnel reported he was crying and responsive on the way to the hospital. Doctors later upgraded his condition to stable and expected … Continue reading →
9-13-07 A 5-year-old boy who was out for an evening bicycle ride with his father, died after being struck in the road by an SUV. The truck was driven by a teenage driver, whose identity was not released. The child was pronounced dead a short time later at Sweedish Medical Center. The accident occurred just before 5:00 P.M. in a neighborhood in southeast Denver, Colorado, on South Alton Court near East Cornell Avenue. Authorities aren’t sure if the kindergartner darted … Continue reading →
8-27-2007 15-year-old Carlos Manzo sat in the front seat of his fathers pick-up truck, revving up the engine. A buddy sat beside him in the passenger seat. “You could just see it on their faces; they were going to do something dumb,” said Antonio Lechuda, a neighbor who was watching the scene unfold. Then, they did. Suddenly, and apparently without paying attention to what was behind them, the truck was thrown in reverse. The red Dodge pickup truck careened out … Continue reading →
9-7-07 A 27-year-old mother accidentally ran over her 10-year-old son, while letting her two boys, (ages 9 and 10) ride on the hood of her car. The boys eventually jumped off, and Clara Rosales, not seeing her oldest son, drove forward, running over the boy with a rear tire. He suffered several broken bones in his leg. Rosales reportedly told police she was driving slowly when the accident occurred, and apparently didn’t think there to be any danger. She was … Continue reading →
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 →
July 2007 A driveway accident seriously injured a 2-year-old boy, when he was hit by a car his mother was driving. The boy, Eli Wolf, was flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital in Denver, where he was being treated and was listed in serious condition. The accident happened a little bit before 7:00 p.m., at the victims home in Larimer County, Colorado. The victims mother, 33, was driving the car at the time, and was attempting to park her vehicle … Continue reading →
7-21-07 A child who was supposed to be waiting on the lawn while his family washed the family car, stepped out into the lot and was struck and killed by a truck. The incident occurred on a Saturday night in July in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Twenty month old Greco Gozez-Bustillos was in the rock and grass area at M & M car wash. He was waiting with his mother and another child while the father was cleaning their car. It … Continue reading →