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Protecting Children Because They Cannot Be Seen
On February 15, 2018, a 7-year-old boy, Bryant Sun, was run over and killed in a Covington parking lot. Bryant was sitting in the parking lot behind a car when the driver of a truck ran over him because he was unable to see the boy. A family’s lives are forever devastated and tragically, this is not an isolated case.
New Study Released on Nontraffic Injuries and Fatalities in Young Children
New Study Released on Nontraffic Injuries and Fatalities in Young ChildrenFirst of its kind study focuses on hidden threats to children in and around motor vehiclesPhiladelphia, PA – Over the last couple of decades, significant reductions in vehicle crash-related child fatalities have been attributed to advances in legislation, public safety campaigns and engineering. However, less is known about nontraffic injuries and fatalities (occurring primarily in driveways and parking lots) to children in and around motor vehicles.Fighting for life and protecting our children
On April 1st, 2012, my daughter Skye Renee Jordan was hit by a truck. I will never forget the day as long as I live. I was organizing a volleyball tournament when I got the call from my husband — he had run over Skye with his truck. Everything was a blur: Racing back home, driving to the hospital, learning that the doctor on duty that day was the same doctor that brought Skye into this world. Words cannot begin to describe the hopelessness and anguish we felt. It was the worst day of our life.
Fatal Frontovers are Now Raising Concerns
With vehicles getting larger, it is becoming more difficult to see children in front of cars. Hundreds of children have lost their lives when drivers, often pulling forward out of a driveway, accidentally crush them. Kids and Cars call these kids of accidents frontovers. Eighty percent of frontovers involve larger vehicles and most accidents involve parents behind the wheel.
Bigger Vehicles Create 'Front Over' Deadly Blindspot
Back up cameras help prevent drivers from backing over a child. But many parents might not know that there is also a major blind zone in front of the vehicle and a national safety group says you can pull forward and never see a child. From 1996-2000, there were 24 recorded frontover deaths. That number jumped to 358 between 2006 and 2010. The popularity of bigger vehicles is one reason why. 80 percent of frontover accidents involve SUVS, Vans and pickup trucks.
