Laurel - A house was struck early this morning after a woman who was following too closely, veered off the road and struck a house.
At approximately 6:45 a.m. a 1999 Ford Contour (operated by Shaneka N. Ricks, 26, of Seaford) was traveling northbound on Seaford Road (US 13 Alternate) when a green mini van in front of her slowed to look at a yard sale in the area. Ms. Ricks avoided the mini van by applying her brakes and swerving to the right, losing control of the vehicle. The vehicle continued off the east edge of the roadway and struck a house located at 28565 Seaford Road.
Three children inside the car, ages 11 months, 2 years old, and 3 years old, were not properly restrained in car seats and were immediately transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center (P. R. M. C.) in Salisbury where they were all treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The subjects inside the residence were not injured during the crash, but there was extensive damage to the house.
Ms. Ricks was cited for Child Restraints in Motor Vehicles, Following Too Closely, and Failure to Have Valid Insurance.
Alcohol was not a factor.
Seaford Road from Camp Road to Mt. Zion Road was closed for approximately three hours while gas and electrical crews could work at the house. Estimated damage to the home is unknown.
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If that happened in Georgia, she would be in jail now. Kids not wearing proper restraints lands u in the slammer. and rightly so. More taxpayer dollars down the tube. I am sure they had NO INSURANCE. Call me "fed up".
ReplyDeleteNo veh insurance and bet you they all dont have health insurance. I bet she lives in Chandler heights and lives off foodstamps. 26 y o with 3 kids. Prob 3 different fathers. This girl should thank the tax payers!
ReplyDeleteJust reading her first name conjours up images of what we're dealing with here.
ReplyDeleteLet's be angry about the REAL issue here that 3 CHILDREN were NOT properly restrained in the vehicle... Do you know the brain damage that 11 month old may have due to this that won't be apparent until he/she is older?!?!?! What the HECK is wrong with people who WON'T properly restrain their children?! She's darn lucky she didn't kill them doing this junk!
ReplyDeleteGood grief, people! Judge much?
ReplyDeleteThe part that makes me mad is Ms. Ricks was causing a seen in the ER by walking from her kids rooms to kids room saying you better take care of my kids. What nerve she has if she had taken care of her kids first she probably would not have been in the situation she found herself. It makes me so MAD to see children unrestrained in vehicles.
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