9-year-old Killed in Sledding Accident
10-19-2007 Authorities have charged a Vancouver, Washington man with vehicular homicide, after a sledding accident killed his 9-year-old daughter. The accident occurred January 16, 2007. The father, Peter Gecho, was pulling his daughter, Madison, on an inner-tube attached by rope to the back of his pickup truck. The inner-tube went out of control and slammed into a low lying brick wall, killing the child. Witnesses reported that the girl was not wearing a helmet. They also observed that Gecho had … Continue reading →