Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Bellevue, Washington, there was a terrible automobile accident that caused serious personal injuries to several drivers and passengers. One of the accident victims, Rachel Beckwith, sadly died as a result of the automobile accident related injuries. Rachel was a remarkable girl who cared for others and even started a charity drive prior to the automobile accident. The death of Rachel Beckwith resulted in an outpouring of support for her charity and wish to help others. For more information, see Girl Gets Charity Wish After Death in Washington Automobile Accident.
The unexpected death of a child is one of the hardest things for a family, neighborhood and community to deal with. This is especially true when the child shows great promise and potential in life.
According to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants can suffer from injuries or even deaths due to improper crib and sleeping arrangements. The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission explains what safety precautions parents should take when putting their infants to sleep.
The Forum Roller World, 1900 S. Great Southwest Parkway – Grand Prairie, Texas, was the scene of what started off as a private birthday parties and ended with the shooter taken not only his life, but the lives of six others and injuring four additional guests. According to police Chief Steve Dye, an argument between a husband and wife resulted in a family member drawing a pistol. Grand Prairie police spokesman John Brimmer, stated matters escalated when the man pulled a gun and started shooting. The call for help came in at 7:10pm with officers arriving only 90 seconds later. By the time the officers entered the building the roller rink, the shooting had stopped.
According to court documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal Constitution, a day care operator and staff member may have falsified reports tied to the death of two-year-old Jazmin Green. After the Clayton County daycare center had returned back from a trip to a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Fayetteville, an employee discovered that the child was missing. The child was found still strapped into her car seat roughly 35 minutes after the van returned back to the center, according to an affidavit. The child was unresponsive at that time and taken to Southern Regional Hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead.
In Chicago, Illinois, the life of a 3 year old boy ended at an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois. The boy was riding a roller coaster called the Python Pit when some how he slipped under the safety bar and fell off the ride near Norridge, Illinois. The Go Bananas Amusement Park was the site of the incident which was investigated by the police department. Interestingly enough, the boy’s twin brother did not fall off of the ride. See Boy Dies After Fall from Chicago Roller Coaster.
In Kansas and other states, some drivers especially young ones in sports cars or little sports cars believe it is great fun and a challenge to race other drivers. The thrill of speed and the chase take priority over the safety of others including innocent pedestrians and children. In Wichita, Kansas, one such drag racing incident ended the life of Robert Ryder – age 25 – who was pronounced dead at the scene. His cousin was reported to have serious personal injuries resulting in a hospitalization. You can read more about this story at 
Aaron Pace of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was babysitting twenty month old Suliaman Orrell Kirkland recently, with other family members present in the home. Pace, who refers to himself as the child’s godfather, allegedly wet a rag with Drano and applied it to the child’s skin to punish him for being uncooperative.
Anthony Jerome Hall Jr. was accused of beating and stomping his girlfriend’s baby to death while she was at school. According to prosecutors, Hall killed the child late in the evening, telling the mother that he had put the baby to bed before she arrived home. The next morning, after the girlfriend left the house, Hall allegedly stuffed the boy’s body into a plastic trash bag, and then took several trains and a bus to Long Beach, where he tossed the baby in a trash bin.
Gigi Jordan, a pharmaceutical representative from New York City, recently checked into the Peninsula Hotel in Midtown Manhattan with her eight year old son, Jude Michael Mirra, who has been described as profoundly autistic. While in her hotel room, she allegedly caused her son to overdose on medication, and was herself found unconscious on the floor, surrounded by sheets of paper containing a suicide note and a large amount of prescription medications.
Oscoda Township, Michigan police are investigating an accident in a supermarket parking lot that took the life of a twelve year old girl. Reportedly, the driver of a 1999 Buick was backing out of his parking space when he lost control of the vehicle due to an alleged mechanical failure. The car spun out of its spot in reverse, crashing into the entrance of the market where a woman and three children where exiting. All three children were hit by the car, the twelve year old died at a local hospital, a nine year old girl was airlifted to the hospital, and a four year old boy was treated and released. The driver of the Buick has been questioned, but no charges have been filed.