[nagdu] Neighbors mourn death of blind pedestrian; his service dog will recover

[Tracy Carcione]

Of course neither driver has been charged.  I bet neither one ever will
be.  It seems like killing a blind guy is a no-fault non-crime. Too bad,
so sad, oh well.
I'm really getting sick of it.
Tracy


> Neighbors mourn death of blind pedestrian; his service dog will recover
>
> August 24, 2011
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> http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-neighbors-mourn-pedestrian-blind-man-killed-wh
> ile-service-dog-recovers-20110824,0,6132815.story
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> RICHMOND (WTVR)-
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> Neighbors of a blind Richmond man are mourning his accidental death.
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> "He was one of the sweetest neighbors that you would want in your
> community," said neighbor Dianna Harrison.
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> Seventy-four year old Dudley Mines will be missed. Neighbors say you could
> see him and his seeing eye dog Romeo walking their streets several times a
> day.  He was doing just that Monday night. He was crossing the road at the
> corner of Old Brook and Bellvue Road in North Richmond. A car turning the
> corner grazed Mines and knocked him over. Moments later a truck would make
> the turn and run over Mines and his dog. Both drivers stopped to help but
> it
> was too late. The accident killed Mines and left Romeo with serious
> injuries.
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> "We just want to thank God for the time he allowed him in our lives," said
> Harrison.
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> Neighbors are preparing for a vigil tomorrow night. Mines three children
> are
> also involved in the planning. Signs of sympathy lay outside his home but
> there's been sympathy shown in other ways too..
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> "There was really a coming together to help Romeo," said Veterinarian
> Nathan
> Lippo.
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> The six year old black lab suffered cuts, bruising and a broken leg.
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> "With some pain medication some fluids and antibiotics he turned around
> pretty quickly became stable very quickly," said Lippo.
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> Wednesday the dog had surgery to secure his leg. Lippo says the
> relationship
> between a seeing eye dog and it's owner is a special one and is sometimes
> irreplaceable.
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> "These seeing eye dogs lived with owners for a long time so long Romeo has
> lost a member of his family," said Lippo.
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> A funeral for Dudley Mines will be held on Saturday at 2pm Watkins funeral
> home. Neither driver has been charged in the incident. Police say their
> investigation is ongoing. Mines daughter says once he recovers she plans
> to
> adopt Romeo.
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