Hit and Run, all because 3 idiots decided to drink in the middle of the afternoon and fight over the steering wheel of a Dodge Ram crew cab! 50 Children witnessed this accident, how horrible! Seeing the pieces of what remains of my brothers broken heart is almost more than I can bear! PLEASE pray for my family as my brother and his family try to find a new "normal"!
Article in Ventura County Star (one of 4)
Child killed in hit-and-run accident on sidewalk
By John Scheibe
Originally published 05:46 p.m., May 14, 2008
Updated 06:17 p.m., May 14, 2008
A 2-year-old boy was killed today near a Santa Paula school when a pickup truck jumped a sidewalk and crashed into the small red wagon he was riding in, then sped away, police said.
The boy, who was identified as Charles Goodrich by the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, was pronounced dead at Santa Paula Hospital shortly after he was struck by the pickup.
The boy's mother was carrying a smaller child and pulling the wagon along a sidewalk on the northeast side of Glen City School, according to the Santa Paula Police Department. At 2:12 p.m., witnesses saw a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck jump the sidewalk at West Main Street near Steckel Drive, striking the wagon, police said.
Police do not know why the truck went up on the sidewalk. Witnesses at the school, including teachers, told police they heard tires screeching before the crash.
His mother and the other child did not appear to be injured..
Police said the truck sped away, heading east on Main Street. A silver truck was found a short time later in front of a residence on Hobbs Circle, police said.
Police Sgt. Joey De Los Reyes said the truck had damage consistent with the crash. Police have taken someone into custody but said they were not sure if the person was driving the truck.
Glen City students, except for those in an after-school program, had gone home before the crash. Principal Rick Cadman said he called 911 when a custodian radioed to say a child was seriously hurt.
After making the call, Cadman ran outside and tried to resuscitate the boy until the fire department arrived minutes later, he said.
West Main Street remained closed this afternoon as authorities continued to investigate the crash.
Staff writer Cheri Carlson contributed to this report.
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I don't even know how to deal with this. I don't know how to make my brother feel better! He just lost his ONLY son!
Please pray/think or whatever it is you do, for my brother and his family! Thank you!!!!!!!
Article in Ventura County Star (one of 4)
Child killed in hit-and-run accident on sidewalk
By John Scheibe
Originally published 05:46 p.m., May 14, 2008
Updated 06:17 p.m., May 14, 2008
A 2-year-old boy was killed today near a Santa Paula school when a pickup truck jumped a sidewalk and crashed into the small red wagon he was riding in, then sped away, police said.
The boy, who was identified as Charles Goodrich by the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, was pronounced dead at Santa Paula Hospital shortly after he was struck by the pickup.
The boy's mother was carrying a smaller child and pulling the wagon along a sidewalk on the northeast side of Glen City School, according to the Santa Paula Police Department. At 2:12 p.m., witnesses saw a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck jump the sidewalk at West Main Street near Steckel Drive, striking the wagon, police said.
Police do not know why the truck went up on the sidewalk. Witnesses at the school, including teachers, told police they heard tires screeching before the crash.
His mother and the other child did not appear to be injured..
Police said the truck sped away, heading east on Main Street. A silver truck was found a short time later in front of a residence on Hobbs Circle, police said.
Police Sgt. Joey De Los Reyes said the truck had damage consistent with the crash. Police have taken someone into custody but said they were not sure if the person was driving the truck.
Glen City students, except for those in an after-school program, had gone home before the crash. Principal Rick Cadman said he called 911 when a custodian radioed to say a child was seriously hurt.
After making the call, Cadman ran outside and tried to resuscitate the boy until the fire department arrived minutes later, he said.
West Main Street remained closed this afternoon as authorities continued to investigate the crash.
Staff writer Cheri Carlson contributed to this report.
Photos in the star
http://gallery.venturacountystar.com/slideShows_view_dyn.cfm?slideShowID=560
All articles
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=380978279
Charles' Aunt
myspace.com/CharlesGoodrich
I don't even know how to deal with this. I don't know how to make my brother feel better! He just lost his ONLY son!
Please pray/think or whatever it is you do, for my brother and his family! Thank you!!!!!!!
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