Two Tallahassee School Children Injured in Separate Accidents
Posted by
Brian W. SmithOctober 14, 2008 11:59 AMTwo children were injured in separate accidents in Tallahassee this morning. Both were on their way to school when they were struck by vehicles.
Around 7:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Police Department responded to a traffic crash near the intersection of Laura Lee Avenue and South Monroe Street. A black 2005 Chevrolet Impala, driven by 50-year-old Elmer Cassidy, was traveling northbound on South Monroe Street and struck the child. The pedestrian, third-grader Trayver Johnson, was struck as he darted across the street. According to news reports, the child was not seriously injured and he was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for further evaluation
In the second accident, which occurred about 8:40 a.m., a Deerlake Middle School boy was walking to the bus stop on Conservancy Drive near Shady Grove Way. As a Leon County school bus approached the bus stop, the boy crossed the street and was struck by a 2002 Honda Odyssey van, which was heading west on Conservancy. The child was thrown onto the hood of the van and suffered a possible head injury, along with minor scrapes and cuts, said Sgt. Tony Drzewiecki, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. The injuries don't appear to be life-threatening, Drzewiecki said. He was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment.
Pedestrian accidents make up approximately 11% of the total causalities caused by all car accidents. Each year, nearly 5,000 people are killed in pedestrian accidents and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured. Statistics show that pedestrians are at a greater risk for death and injury than all other non-occupant groups involved in motor vehicle accidents, such as bicyclists, skate-boarders and roller-bladders.
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