Walking a child to school is an age-old tradition that every family understands. One of the most fundamental reasons an adult will accompany a child on this trip is to help ensure the child’s safety. Unfortunately, the presence of an adult does not always prevent disaster. Unfortunately, a local grandmother and her four-year-old grandson were hit by a moving vehicle this morning on their way to the child’s school.
According to the Sun-Sentinel:
“A 4-year-old boy and his grandmother were struck and seriously injured when a car rammed into them this morning, authorities said.
The accident occurred just after 9 a.m. near the intersection of Nineteenth Avenue and Monroe Street, according to Hollywood Fire-Rescue Div. Chief Mark Steele.
The grandmother was walking the boy to school when a driver struck them, Steele said.
The boy was taken to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and the grandmother was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where both are recovering from injuries that were described as serious, but non-life threatening, authorities said.”
Authorities have indicated that it’s too early in the investigation process to ascertain the cause of the accident, but they did not rule out the possibility of charges being filed. Fortunately, it appears at this point that both of the pedestrians will survive their injuries sustained as a result of the crash.
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Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Auto Accidents