Category: Accidents

Boy hit by Truck

A Florida boy went to put away his cochlear implant at a baseball field. That's when he was hit by a truck. Watch a video report below on DeafNewsToday.com or read the print story here.

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Accident Leaves Boy fighting for Life

A trip to New York turned to tragedy this weekend when the parents of a deaf boy watched him run in front of a taxi cab yesterday afternoon. Five-year-old Timothy Keith is in Brooklyn hospital and may not live. He broke away from his parents, who are also deaf, and ran between two parked cars. The cab driver says he could not stop in time and was not charged.

Deaf Child Dies in SUV Accident

A 5 year old deaf girl is dead after she was hit by an SUV in Cape Fair, Missouri, near the state border with Arkansas. Sahara Blevins was playing outside when she she ran down her driveway into the road below where a blindspot prevented her from seeing the 1997 Jeep Cherokee coming toward her. No charges have been filed against the teenage driver and a fund has been set up for the family to help pay for funeral costs for the girl.

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Woman Hit By Car

A deaf-blind woman was hit by a car in Corpus Christi, Texas yesterday. KIII-TV has a video report posted below (no captions). You can read the station's report here.

Update on Kansas Accident at Deaf Center

Two TV stations in Olathe, Kansas offer a follow-up story about the three people hit by a car leaving a deaf center Tuesday night. WDAF-TV has a report (both print and video)  here. and KMBC-TV offers more here.

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3 Injured at Deaf Center

Three deaf people were hit by a car Tuesday night in Olathe, Kansas. Two women and a man were attending an event at the Deaf Cultural Center across the street from the the Kansas School for the Deaf, when a 65-year-old driver struck all through as they tried to cross the road. Two are in serious condition and one is in critical condition. The driver stopped and tried to help, but may face charges.

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