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Law to Protect Kids from Cars Backing Up
Posted on Monday, Jul. 23, 2007
Law pending to protect kids from cars backing up By DIANA MOSKOVITZ Arden Rosenfeld was walking home from a neighbor's house, her daughter Veronica scampering a few steps ahead. Suddenly a Lincoln Town Car backed out of a driveway, running over the 2-year-old as her horrified mother watched. Veronica died shortly after the accident. ''I'd never heard of anything like this until it happened to my family,'' Rosenfeld said of the 2005 accident.
Law pending to protect kids from cars backing up By DIANA MOSKOVITZ Arden Rosenfeld was walking home from a neighbor's house, her daughter Veronica scampering a few steps ahead. Suddenly a Lincoln Town Car backed out of a driveway, running over the 2-year-old as her horrified mother watched. Veronica died shortly after the accident. ''I'd never heard of anything like this until it happened to my family,'' Rosenfeld said of the 2005 accident.
Senator drives over granddaughter, killing her
Associate Press
Updated: 6:59 p.m. ET July 13, 2007
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A state senator accidentally drove over his young granddaughter Friday, killing her, the senator said in a statement.
Sen. Dave Hansen said he was leaving to attend a meeting when his granddaughter ran out of the house and got behind his car. Hansen said neither he nor his wife knew the girl had run outside. The girl, Elliana Zaidel, was to have turned 2 on Wednesday. Hansen said he is in deep shock and attending to the needs of his family. The accident happened at Hansen’s home in Green Bay at about 8:40 a.m. The toddler was sitting on a sofa when her grandmother left the room to get a blanket so the two could snuggle after the senator left for his meeting, said Jay Wadd, the senator’s chief of staff.
The girl then ran outside. It happened that fast,Wadd said. I think Ellie wanted to be with grandpa. She just loved him.Green Bay Police Lt.Mike Graham issued a statement calling the girl’s death a tragic, unfortunate accident. There are no pending criminal charges. Elliana was the daughter of Paul and Cathy Zaidel of Stiles, a tiny town just north of Green Bay, Wadd said. Hansen and his wife had baby-sat the girl for about a year while her parents worked.
A 59-year-old Democrat, Hansen has been in the state Senate since 2001. He has three daughters and seven grandchildren, according to his official biography. A tan car with a door ajar sat halfway down Hansen’s driveway late Friday morning as police investigators took measurements at the scene.
Neighbor Mike Maloney said neighbors comforted a distraught Hansen and his wife, Jane. I just can’t imagine it happening. It’s terrible, Maloney said. Not too uncommon Kids and Cars, a child safety advocacy group in Leawood, Kan., said about 50 children are backed over in a driveway or parking lot every week in the United States and at least two die. The typical child is 12 months to 23 months old, and 70 percent of the drivers are a family member of the child, said Janette Fennell, founder and president of the group. Kids and Cars is promoting a bill in Congress that would require automakers to make it easier for drivers to see what is behind them, either with better mirrors, bigger back windows, cameras or sensors that automatically stop the vehicle.
Updated: 6:59 p.m. ET July 13, 2007
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A state senator accidentally drove over his young granddaughter Friday, killing her, the senator said in a statement.
Sen. Dave Hansen said he was leaving to attend a meeting when his granddaughter ran out of the house and got behind his car. Hansen said neither he nor his wife knew the girl had run outside. The girl, Elliana Zaidel, was to have turned 2 on Wednesday. Hansen said he is in deep shock and attending to the needs of his family. The accident happened at Hansen’s home in Green Bay at about 8:40 a.m. The toddler was sitting on a sofa when her grandmother left the room to get a blanket so the two could snuggle after the senator left for his meeting, said Jay Wadd, the senator’s chief of staff.
The girl then ran outside. It happened that fast,Wadd said. I think Ellie wanted to be with grandpa. She just loved him.Green Bay Police Lt.Mike Graham issued a statement calling the girl’s death a tragic, unfortunate accident. There are no pending criminal charges. Elliana was the daughter of Paul and Cathy Zaidel of Stiles, a tiny town just north of Green Bay, Wadd said. Hansen and his wife had baby-sat the girl for about a year while her parents worked.
A 59-year-old Democrat, Hansen has been in the state Senate since 2001. He has three daughters and seven grandchildren, according to his official biography. A tan car with a door ajar sat halfway down Hansen’s driveway late Friday morning as police investigators took measurements at the scene.
Neighbor Mike Maloney said neighbors comforted a distraught Hansen and his wife, Jane. I just can’t imagine it happening. It’s terrible, Maloney said. Not too uncommon Kids and Cars, a child safety advocacy group in Leawood, Kan., said about 50 children are backed over in a driveway or parking lot every week in the United States and at least two die. The typical child is 12 months to 23 months old, and 70 percent of the drivers are a family member of the child, said Janette Fennell, founder and president of the group. Kids and Cars is promoting a bill in Congress that would require automakers to make it easier for drivers to see what is behind them, either with better mirrors, bigger back windows, cameras or sensors that automatically stop the vehicle.
Another horrible, typical month of children dying needlessly!
The month of April has been the most tragic month ever in backover fatalities! We need this to stop. Please, educate and bring awareness to your friends and families about the fact that when you are backing up in your vehicle you are driving blind!
Senator makes urgent plea to enact kids and cars bill Washington, DC - Sen. Bill Nelson took to the Senate floor today in an appeal to his colleagues to pass a bill he's cosponsored that could help prevent such tragedies. Experts say the Kids and Cars Act would reduce the number of deaths and injuries by alerting drivers to the presence of a small child, or any object, behind a car.
Fatal Backovers
1. Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Ashtabula, OH
Dad accidentally backed over and killed his 2-year-old daughter in the driveway
2. Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Kirkwood, MO
Mother backed over and killed 15-month-old son while backing a small SUV.
3. Tuesday, April 24, 2007, Amherst, NY
Toddler died when mother backed over her not knowing that she followed her outside and got behind her vehicle.
4. Friday, April 20, 2007, Hollywood, FL
Father backs cargo van out of driveway and kills 3-year-old daughter in the family’s driveway.
5. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Fort Myers, FL
Big brother, age 16, backs over and kills his 5-year-old sister in the driveway of their home.
6. Monday, April 16, 2007, Yucca Valley, CA
Father backs over and kills his 13-month-old daughter when he did not see her standing behind the car as he was backing out of his driveway.
7. Monday, April 16, 2007, South Bend, IN
Mother backs over in kills her 3-year-old daughter while backing her Chevrolet Suburban out of their driveway.
8. Sunday, April 15, 2007, South San Francisco, CA
A 3-year-old girl was backed over and killed by a SUV driven by her father.
9. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Cumming, GA
A 2-year-old boy was backed over and killed in a private driveway by a truck driven by his Uncle.
10. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Rochester, NY
A 5-year-old boy was backed over and killed in the parking lot of a U-Haul rental center by a rental truck.
11. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Fort Pierce, FL
An 18-month old girl was backed over by a Pontiac Grand Prix as the vehicle was backing out of a driveway.
12. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Dallas, TX
One-year-old toddler was backed over and killed by a relative when leaving driveway. This is the third such incident in the last three weeks in the Dallas area.
13. Friday, April 6, 2007, South Kona, Big Island, HI
Friend picking up his child was reversing SUV out of driveway kills 1-year old girl in her own driveway.
14. Thursday, April 5, 2007, Tarrant County, TX
Grandfather killed 21-month-old toddler when moving truck at the child’s home.
15. Tuesday, April 3, 2007, West Memphis, AR
Child backed over and killed by his Uncle.
16. Monday, April 2, 2007, San Benito, TX
Eighteen-month old boy was backed over at his home by his Uncle.
Fatal Frontovers
1. Sunday, April 29, 2007, Midland, TX
Two-year-old boy hit and killed by a Chevrolet pickup truck when exiting after filling up with gas.
2. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Fort Worth, TX
A 4-year-old boy was knocked over, rolled over and then rolled over again by a Dodge pickup truck in a parking lot when walking into a convenience store with his father.
3. Friday, April 20, 2007, Chicago, IL
Toddler was stuck and killed in an alley as she chased a pet Chihuahua while her mother was nearby unloading groceries from her car
4. Monday, April 16, 2007, Santa Fe Springs, CA
A 35- year-old father accidentally runs over and kills his 3-year-old son with his 2003 Cadillac Escalade.
5. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Deming, NM
A 18-month-old toddler died of injuries suffered when run over by his father who was moving a SUV forward and did not know his son had followed him outside.
6. Thursday, April 5, 2006, El Paso, TX
Two-year-old girl killed after being struck by a H-3 Hummer moving forward by her Aun
Brake-shift interlock fatalities
1. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Nashville, TN
A 7-month-old infant died when she was struck by her grandmother’s car that was shifted out of park by a 2-year-old.
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InIormation as shown on: www.KidsAndCars.org
Senator makes urgent plea to enact kids and cars bill Washington, DC - Sen. Bill Nelson took to the Senate floor today in an appeal to his colleagues to pass a bill he's cosponsored that could help prevent such tragedies. Experts say the Kids and Cars Act would reduce the number of deaths and injuries by alerting drivers to the presence of a small child, or any object, behind a car.
Fatal Backovers
1. Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Ashtabula, OH
Dad accidentally backed over and killed his 2-year-old daughter in the driveway
2. Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Kirkwood, MO
Mother backed over and killed 15-month-old son while backing a small SUV.
3. Tuesday, April 24, 2007, Amherst, NY
Toddler died when mother backed over her not knowing that she followed her outside and got behind her vehicle.
4. Friday, April 20, 2007, Hollywood, FL
Father backs cargo van out of driveway and kills 3-year-old daughter in the family’s driveway.
5. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Fort Myers, FL
Big brother, age 16, backs over and kills his 5-year-old sister in the driveway of their home.
6. Monday, April 16, 2007, Yucca Valley, CA
Father backs over and kills his 13-month-old daughter when he did not see her standing behind the car as he was backing out of his driveway.
7. Monday, April 16, 2007, South Bend, IN
Mother backs over in kills her 3-year-old daughter while backing her Chevrolet Suburban out of their driveway.
8. Sunday, April 15, 2007, South San Francisco, CA
A 3-year-old girl was backed over and killed by a SUV driven by her father.
9. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Cumming, GA
A 2-year-old boy was backed over and killed in a private driveway by a truck driven by his Uncle.
10. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Rochester, NY
A 5-year-old boy was backed over and killed in the parking lot of a U-Haul rental center by a rental truck.
11. Saturday, April 14, 2007, Fort Pierce, FL
An 18-month old girl was backed over by a Pontiac Grand Prix as the vehicle was backing out of a driveway.
12. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Dallas, TX
One-year-old toddler was backed over and killed by a relative when leaving driveway. This is the third such incident in the last three weeks in the Dallas area.
13. Friday, April 6, 2007, South Kona, Big Island, HI
Friend picking up his child was reversing SUV out of driveway kills 1-year old girl in her own driveway.
14. Thursday, April 5, 2007, Tarrant County, TX
Grandfather killed 21-month-old toddler when moving truck at the child’s home.
15. Tuesday, April 3, 2007, West Memphis, AR
Child backed over and killed by his Uncle.
16. Monday, April 2, 2007, San Benito, TX
Eighteen-month old boy was backed over at his home by his Uncle.
Fatal Frontovers
1. Sunday, April 29, 2007, Midland, TX
Two-year-old boy hit and killed by a Chevrolet pickup truck when exiting after filling up with gas.
2. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Fort Worth, TX
A 4-year-old boy was knocked over, rolled over and then rolled over again by a Dodge pickup truck in a parking lot when walking into a convenience store with his father.
3. Friday, April 20, 2007, Chicago, IL
Toddler was stuck and killed in an alley as she chased a pet Chihuahua while her mother was nearby unloading groceries from her car
4. Monday, April 16, 2007, Santa Fe Springs, CA
A 35- year-old father accidentally runs over and kills his 3-year-old son with his 2003 Cadillac Escalade.
5. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Deming, NM
A 18-month-old toddler died of injuries suffered when run over by his father who was moving a SUV forward and did not know his son had followed him outside.
6. Thursday, April 5, 2006, El Paso, TX
Two-year-old girl killed after being struck by a H-3 Hummer moving forward by her Aun
Brake-shift interlock fatalities
1. Saturday, April 21, 2007, Nashville, TN
A 7-month-old infant died when she was struck by her grandmother’s car that was shifted out of park by a 2-year-old.
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InIormation as shown on: www.KidsAndCars.org
