"Dear Joe,
On Tuesday early evening my daughter was hit by a car when she was trying to cross the road from our house to go to the park that is right across the street from where we live. We are thankful the man who hit her was actually going the speed limit. It was no fault on either side it was just an unfortunate accident. My family would lilke to send out a huge thank you for all the people who stopped to help my daughter. My family would also like to give a huge thank you for the Fire Dept., Police, and Ambulance who were there very quickly. For all those people who prayed for my daughter we thank you from the bottom of our hearts because it truly helped her.
My family tried to get a phone number or address of the man who hit my daughter but they wouldn't give it to us. So I am hoping He reads this or someone who knows him reads this will tell him that our daughter is doing fine and was sent home that night. She only suffered lots of scrapes and just the one huge bruise where she was hit. My daughter wants the man to know as well that she is truly sorry and we all hope he doing ok as well.
I hope you post this so all these people know how thankful we are for them. As well in hopes the man who was driving the car will know that my daughter is ok.
Thank you,
The Berryhill family"
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It is unfortunate that this young lady was hit by a car. Seveeral points could be made from this. First, a crosswalk should be installed by North Salisbury Elementary School. The kids are spontaneous when crossing, and as demonstrated by this young lady, will literally run out in front of cars. Anothor measure is to put a stop sign on Emerson Ave, near the school, by the parking area. Kids need to be educated regarding safety while crossing the street. The simple STOP, LOOK, If it's SAFE, THEN GO needs to be ephasized!
ReplyDeleteIf this very fortunate youg lady had Stopped and looked before she went into the street, she would not have been hit. She is additionlly lucky to have not aquired more serius inries. By getting up and running after she was struck, she could have obtained potentially more serious injuries. Please parents, tell your kids if they are hit by a vehicle, the need to stay down, where they are, until a grown up tells them its okay to get up.
Thank goodness there were emergency services providers already in the area!
It's nice to hear that everyone will be ok. It's better to hear that nobody is pointing fingers and calling their attorneys. What a refreshing comment from a family that went thru a horrific ordeal and now count the many blessings in their life instead of the many dollars they could get.
ReplyDeleteI hope your daughter, family and everyone involved can feel the warmth from the love that you have spread by this message. May God bless you and everyone involved.
Stop preachin.
ReplyDelete{ Please parents, tell your kids if they are hit by a vehicle, the need to stay down, where they are, until a grown up tells them its okay to get up.}
ReplyDeleteThis is a situational decision. If you are hit and in the road, particularily if it was a hit and run, common sense tells you that you should get to the side by any means possible. Whatever the consequence are, they are probably better than being dead. Also, I NEVER instruct my children to take orders from a stranger who is not a confirmed public safety official (cop, firefighter, paramedic, etc.).
anonymous 8:22 am
ReplyDeleteApparently you were there because I didn't give any specifics. I understand the points you are giving. I agree with what you are saying. They do need to make this area safer with signs, crosswalks, this area is a school zone. I would love to see some speed bumps put in near the school.
With that being said..Our daughter did look both ways but her mistake was she wearing the hood of her hooded sweatshirt and simply didn't see the man...Apparently the sun was in this man eyes because he simply didn't see her either. 3 witnesses came forward and said she did look both ways. With all do respect for our daughter sake who feels badly enough as it is you need to make sure you get all your facts before you make any assumptions.
I was there when the little girl was hit. She ran out into the road, was hit by the car, then she got up and ran off. She was blessed to not have been seriously injured. I think the point to make to kids, or anyone for that matter, is to not run off. At that point, fault isn't an issue, but safety and well being certainly is. The man driving the car was upset he hit a child, but he is also blessed. He too came out of the accident unscathed. How horrible the situation is for all involved! I hope lesons can be learned from this incident. I too feel a crosswalk on that side of the school (Emerson Avenue by the drive thru) is greatly needed!
ReplyDeleteHEY ANONYMOUS 10:54 I DONT RECALL READING ANYONE PREACHING ON HERE..WOW CAN U BE SO SHALLOW AND INCONSIDERATE THAT YOU WOULD MAKE THAT KIND OF REMARK..CERTAINLY HOPE THAT ONE DAY YOU AREN'T FACED WITH A TRAUMA IN YOUR LIFE..SOUNDS THOUGH TO ME YOU DEFINATELY NEED THE PREACHING AND NOT THE KIND FROM HERE...COUNT YOUR BLESSING IF YOU GET ANY..
ReplyDeleteFrom Anonymous: "I was there when the little girl was hit. She ran out into the road, was hit by the car, then she got up and ran off."
ReplyDeleteYou were there but you did not see and you do not listen. You are one person and only one. Several witnesses did say that she looked before she crossed. There were many factors involved in why the accident happened. As for her getting up and going to the side of the road, she was in shock and it was her mind controlling her actions. I can say FOR sure that more than likely, in shock you would probably have done the same thing. Being a nurse, you should know in times of extreme anxiety, the mind works in mysterious ways. Being an ex-firefighter and first responder having seen the scene of many accidents including auto versus person, a grown person will try to get up. This has nothing to do with age between childhood and adulthood.
Now, I would like to say that this whole post was to thank those who helped, you are obviously turning into part of the problem and hindering our process of thankfulness to THOSE WHO HELPED. We did not write this post to lay blame on an young child or elderly driver. This post was not about right or wrong, or mistakes that may or may not have been made. This was a THANK YOU post.
I would like to say that you have upset my wife who has already been upset enough. We all feel bad about what happened and do NOT need any more hurt. We feel like YOU are laying blame.
PLEASE stop posting the rights and wrongs and let's TRY to make this a constructive posting. We have taught both of our children the "STOP, LOOK, If it is SAFE, THEN GO. Even the best of us, as adults, make mistakes.
Again, I would like to thank all of those who showed their care and concern on that day.
Please post only constructive posts and STOP upsetting my wife.
Thanks you,
Phil Berryhill
thats real...ur welcome
ReplyDeleteI live down this road and heard of this accident. The little girl is very fortunate. A lot of drivers speed down this street, especially when they get toward my section. I agree with the poster about adding a crosswalk there and additional signs. Thankfully it did not end up tragic.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with 6:07, extremely inconsiderate and juvenile!
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