Saturday, January 24, 2015

WOMAN IN WHEELCHAIR DIES WHEN SHE IS HIT BY TRUCK WHILE IN THE SIDEWALK, DRAGGED INTO THE STREET AND RUN OVER IN AURORA, COLORADO



WOMAN IN WHEELCHAIR DIES WHEN SHE IS HIT BY TRUCK WHILE IN THE SIDEWALK, DRAGGED INTO THE STREET AND RUN OVER IN AURORA, COLORADO







January 23, 2015




As we reported in other blogs, the death toll of pedestrians and cyclists have been increasing in the recent years,  We made the trucks and cars safer, but now these “fortresses” are true lethal weapons in the hands of a reckless driver.  Even people in wheelchair are not spared from the deadly force of these vehicles.




A delivery truck in Aurora hit a woman on a wheelchair, which was on a sidewalk, dragging the victim into the street, police said. 




The incident happened about 1:45 p.m. in the 900 block of South Peoria Street, according to an Aurora Police Department media release. 




Witnesses at the scene told police the driver of the meat delivery truck was leaving a parking lot and came to a stop before making a right hand turn to head north on Peoria Street. 




A 50-year-old woman was in a motorized wheelchair, on the sidewalk near the turning truck.



"The truck struck the wheelchair, dragging it and victim out into the street, running over the victim," police said. 




The woman was taken to a local hospital where she died a short time later. 




An investigation into the incident is ongoing. 




Police did not release the name of the victim or the driver.