Horrible Accident...involving children

[w211e46]

There's a pretty clear message here....

2 Kids Die, Baby Critical After Being Thrown From Van
Mom Says She Fell Asleep While Driving

BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Two children were killed and a baby is in critical condition Wednesday after a rollover crash on the Ohio Turnpike.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 2:30 a.m. on the turnpike west of Baumhart Road in Brownhelm Township in Lorain County.

Troopers said that the children had been ejected from a Kia minivan after it sideswiped a Chrysler PT Cruiser while traveling eastbound and flipped over.

Alexia Patrick, 10, died when she was thrown into the westbound lanes and struck by a tractor-trailer. Jamel El Amin, 5, was also killed when he landed in the eastbound lanes.

The mother, Setita Patrick, 29, of Detroit, who was driving the minivan, and 5-month-old Kevin Green Jr., who was ejected, were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. The mother suffered minor injuries. Jerome Thomas, 37, of Detroit, a passenger in the minivan, was not hurt seriously. They were both treated and released.

The mother told officials that she fell asleep at the wheel. The children were not wearing seat belts.

"Anytime we lose children, or lose anybody, but with children it's a lot tougher. Not only on me, but on our officers who responded immediately to the scene," said Lt. John Maxey.

Traffic records from the state of Michigan showed page after page of infractions for Patrick, NewsChannel5 reported. It was also discovered that Patrick has no driver's lisence and may have never had one.
Troopers said that the family was heading from Michigan to visit grandparents in Pennsylvania. They were scheduled to meet on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The driver of the PT Cruiser, Jose Arzuaga, 58, of Lorain, is expected to be OK.

Several lanes had been shut down, but have since reopened.

The Highway Patrol is still investigating how the crash happened.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/20210736/detail.html

 

[Mark_888]

There's a pretty clear message here....

Really? It is not clear to me and I don't understand what it has to do with this forum.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Really? It is not clear to me and I don't understand what it has to do with this forum.

This forum is for off-topic discussion...

 

[Mark_888]

This forum is for off-topic discussion...

OK, but I don't understand what the "message" is.

 

[MattG]

OK, but I don't understand what the "message" is.

Agreed.

I mean, it could be that people should be in appropriate protective restraints, or it could be that there needs to be better enforcement of licensing regulations, or that people should not be driving when they are sleepy. I got all of that from the article, but I can't say that any one clear message emerged above anything else.

 

[w211e46]

Agreed.

I mean, it could be that people should be in appropriate protective restraints, or it could be that there needs to be better enforcement of licensing regulations, or that people should not be driving when they are sleepy. I got all of that from the article, but I can't say that any one clear message emerged above anything else.

Well, in my haste in posting this thread, I guess my assumption was incorrect in that the "message" could've been discerned by the latter portion of the title..."involving children." ...especially considering who was killed and the deaths in this accident could have potentially been avoided given point one of your list.

 

[MattG]

Well, in my haste in posting this thread, I guess my assumption was incorrect in that the "message" could've been discerned by the latter portion of the title..."involving children." ...especially considering who was killed and the deaths in this accident could have potentially been avoided given point one of your list.

No worries - I think that there was a pretty clear emotion (sadness in the face of avoidable tragedy) that emerged here, and several take home messages!

 

[Seattle Genesis]

Maybe its that no one was in a Genesis therefore that makes it an extraordinarily safe car....

 

[Mark_888]

If you are unlucky enough to have a 29 year old mother like this, you don't stand much of a chance in life:

"Traffic records from the state of Michigan showed page after page of infractions for Patrick, NewsChannel5 reported. It was also discovered that Patrick has no driver's lisence and may have never had one."

 

[LLT]

If you are unlucky enough to have a 29 year old mother like this, you don't stand much of a chance in life:

"Traffic records from the state of Michigan showed page after page of infractions for Patrick, NewsChannel5 reported. It was also discovered that Patrick has no driver's lisence and may have never had one."

Pretty sad and tragic. No license... didn't buckle her children. A shame.

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[Michael_S]

Pretty sad and tragic. No license... didn't buckle her children. A shame.

Yes.

I can't believe anyone skips seatbelts these days.