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Boy hit by car Tuesday after Veterans Day parade in JacksonWednesday, November 12, 2008
The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. as the boy stepped onto Missouri Street near Madison Street, which was crowded with post-parade foot traffic, cars and buses waiting for band students, Hecht said. Hecht said he could not confirm details about the boy's medical condition but said he was an elementary school student. Bystanders at the scene said the boy appeared to be talking. He was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center as a precaution, Hecht said. The car that hit the boy was traveling slowly in the one lane open at the time, Hecht said. He said the woman driving was distraught at the scene but did not require medical attention. It is unclear whether Jackson police issued a ticket to the woman; calls to police officials were not returned. Hecht said the boy was at the event with an older sibling who had played in one of the marching bands. "It was just one of those things after a parade," Hecht said. "It's unfortunate that the lady who ended up hitting the small child was just on her way out, I assume at a slow rate of speed. He should have stopped and look both ways, but he's a kid, and unfortunately, kids don't always do what they're supposed to do." 388-3646 Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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Again, where are the parents? Dang it people, supervise your children!
i dont understand how people feel they know the whole story about what happened by reading a newspaper. how are the parents going to supervise the child when they were not there. he was with an older sibling. please find out the whole facts before asuming you guys know what happened.
My son was there with the band that the kid was with. He said that the woman left skid marks.... that tells me that she wasn't traveling at a low rate of speed. Another detail is he was hit with the driver's side of the vehicle which means again.... she was not traveling at a low rate of speed or was not watching. Mind you, he should have looked both ways, but the driver should be paying close attention at an event like that. The little boy is a tough guy and I know he will bounce back soon and hopefully be playing basketball by this winter.
Folks, I've just received calls from two aunts of the boy hurt -- he was treated and released, by the way -- and they say he was with his school and had just participated in the parade. I am following up on this story.
Practice what you preach, if you do not know the facts do not comment as if you do. I am the boys aunt and in case anyone was wondering about the weel being of the child instead of what kind of negative comments they can leave, the boy is O.K. he has some bruises and scrapes and was a little shook up but other than that is fine. yes boys will be boys and no parent or guardian can prevent all accidents from happening. with that being said the lady that was driving the vehicle has not called to check on how he is doing, did not check on him last night at the hospital, has not contacted anyone about the child. the people that were there said they heard her tires schreech, she left black marks and it broke her headlight, that does not happen at a low rate of speed. Anyone driving in a school zone or where school busses and children are present should use extra caution.
To the lady driving the vehicle, thanks for your concern. he's ok.
Ron Reubel,
Maybe she hasn't contacted the boy for fear of how she'll be treated. People handle things differently - look at this from her perspective.
Most insurance companies tell you not to contact the other person involved in an accident.
If the driver of the vehicle wasn't traveling at a reasonably slow rate of speed the boy wouldn't have just bruises and scrapes. . . a slow rate of speed is 25mph or less. Hence the average stopping distance for that speed is less than 30 ft. As far as the headlight. . . Odds are it was plastic, and/or "broke" could mean it was misaligned and not like it was prior to the accident, instead of the images of shattered glass as most people would automatically assume. The Driver could also not be able to inquire because the boy is very much a minor. I know nothing regarding the story. . .i read it here first. This is just my common sense approach for those who obviously lack that ability.
obviously an unaware driver but more so unaware parents...what happened to holding your kids hand when they cross the street????
Bushman -
"If the driver of the vehicle wasn't traveling at a reasonably slow rate of speed the boy wouldn't have just bruises and scrapes. . . a slow rate of speed is 25mph or less. Hence the average stopping distance for that speed is less than 30 ft." I guess it takes you 30 ft to stop at 25mph but I can sure get my vehicle to nose dive at that speed with very short skid marks no where near 30 ft. I think maybe he got by with bruises and such because he actually got side-swiped by the drivers side which means he made it all the way almost to the center of the road. Looks like she wasn't paying attention would be my "common sense".
Is 25 miles per hour the official low rate of speed or is that just your common sense talking? The speed limit in school zones is 15 miles per hour by the way. Besides if your saying that a 25 mile per hour impact would not break a plastic headlamp maybe you need to reevaluate your own common sense. This is not about arguing over technacalities that no one actually knows. my point was that he is ok and that maybe school zone speeds should be better enforced.
He was not there with his parents, he was part of the band.
Even if this kid was there with the band, and not his parents, why wasn't someone from the school (teacher, band director, other band adult supervision) watching where their students were and being responsible for the well-being of the kids they are charged to care for?
I'm sorry, but I'm getting so sick of reading all these stories in this paper about kids getting hurt when there is a breakdown of child supervision.
Maybe I am wrong but don't the newer cars have anti lock brakes on them and you won't find skid marks?
I have tried both my car and trucks that have had that feature and I have not left skid marks even when I did a panic stop at 50MPH.
Also someone mad a comment about the scholl zone being 15MPH in the town I live in it is 20MPH and only while school is in session. Then it is the normal speed which would be 30MPH.
The headlight could be broken easily as I have done that with a trash can and it was not the metal kind either.
But since I was not there I cannot make a judgement on who was at fault but with HIPPA the driver could not find out anything unless she or he contacted the parents. I would not do that as so many are sue happy these days. I would let my insurance company do all that.
Or maybe this was an ACCIDENT! Maybe this kid walked out in front of someone and got hit. Maybe the person wasn't driving fast, maybe the kid wasn't running around wild. Why does everyone always have to start throwing blame around?
Farmwife, unless the kid was leashed or tethered to someone this probably couldn't have been prevented. A teacher or parent could have been standing right there and the kid could still dart out into the road. It doesn't always have to be nefarious. Maybe the kid just wasn't thinking.
SideShowBob: I completely agree with you! Bad things happen to good people too!
I was actually there when the accident occured Tuesday, and witnessed it first hand. I feel that a few corrections need to be made on some of the comments from people who were NOT actually there. For Buzzer, i think you may need to ask your son again, there were no skid marks, the vehicle was not traveling near fast enough, it wasnt possible due to the amount of traffic. and as far as being "sideswiped", no not possible, the boy hit the front drivers side corner and he was comming from the drivers side of the road, so NO he didnt almost make it across, not even close. As to Rob Rubel, you would think being his aunt you would have a little better information. The tires did NOT screech, there were NO skid marks, and there was NO broken headlight. If you dont believe me ask someone else, maybe an adult who was there, as to what actually happened, or better yet read the police report before you start trying to run people through the mud. As far as calling to check on the boy, she would have no way of getting his name and most if not all insurance companies and lawyers will tell you not to contact the other party. There seems to be a couple of people that have alot of time on their hands to write on here and assume they know everything that happened. Well maybe you all should get another hobby.... because this one really isnt doing anything for you. The Lady had just picked her kid up and maybe traveled fifteen feet in heavy traffic when the boy ran out from in between two parked busses not once looking up to see if there were cars comming, he ran into the car just as much as it ran into him. Oh my god!, could this simply be a case of an accident?, the boy just being a boy and not paying attention, and not a case of anybody being at fault, wether it be the driver, teachers, parents or anybody else. Maybe this is what is wrong with society... something goes wrong and people are immediatley pointing the finger at somebody else. Nothing meant towards Buzzer or Rob Rubel though, I'm sure they nor their children have ever made a mistake or been involved in any type of accident that was just that.. AN ACCIDENT. In the end from what i understand the boy will be fine, things could have been alot worse, maybe we should all just chalk it up to a hard lesson learned.
to (MIGHTYMO) it was a newer vehicle which more than likely had ABS but anti lock brakes do not work under certain speeds, usually around 30 mph. so yes the tires can screech.
to (Biggator77)Gee are you trying to drag me through the mud? there were skid marks, screeching tires, and broken headlamp, but i guess the i should believe you as opposed to all of the other ADULTS that were there including the music teacher and several other parents, and yes i do know what the police report says.
Before you go tring to attact some one for things that were not said, i never put the blame on anyone. I said boys will be boys and that no parent or guardian can prevent all ACCIDENTS from happening. thats right ACCIDENTS. its in my first post, maybe you should read it again before you point fingers.
NO Rob Rubel, i'm not trying to drag you through the mud, it is however, people who were not present when accidents occur, but yet try to give others a first hand account of the incident that end up dragging other people "through the mud". What you are saying are the facts of the accident is merely hearsay. I was personally standing there when two adult witnesses gave statements to the police that match what i said in my previous comment, i was also standing right next to one of the Jackson officers when they looked for skid marks, which none were found, and inspected the vehicle for damage and again NO damage was found, not even a scratch, much less a broken headlight. Lets be honest, if the Jeep Liberty had been traveling as fast as you say, best i can figure from your comments, somewhere in the 25 to 35mph range, there would have been more serious injuries to the boy and the vehicle alike, lets face it vehicles arent made like they used to be and espically front ends damage easily. Also i can tell you that if she had been going that fast there would be alot more people involved in the accident, due to the amount of people and traffic at the time. And again, i really dont think you read the police report, if you did you would already know these things. As for the driver being distracted, the busses the boy ran in between were only two or three feet apart and taking up more than half of the already narrow roadway, therefore i really dont see that there would have been anytime to react, wether you were distracted or not, lets remember he was running, not walking across the street.