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

[Julie Phillipson]

that was my first thought too.  Why are there no charges the driver of the 
truck didn't see what happened right in front of him?  Give me a brake!
Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Neighbors mourn death of blind pedestrian; his service 
dog will recover


> 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
>>
>> http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-neighbors-mourn-pedestrian-blind-man-killed-wh
>> ile-service-dog-recovers-20110824,0,6132815.story
>>
>> RICHMOND (WTVR)-
>>
>>
>>
>> Neighbors of a blind Richmond man are mourning his accidental death.
>>
>>
>>
>> "He was one of the sweetest neighbors that you would want in your
>> community," said neighbor Dianna Harrison.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> "We just want to thank God for the time he allowed him in our lives," 
>> said
>> Harrison.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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..
>>
>>
>>
>> "There was really a coming together to help Romeo," said Veterinarian
>> Nathan
>> Lippo.
>>
>>
>>
>> The six year old black lab suffered cuts, bruising and a broken leg.
>>
>>
>>
>> "With some pain medication some fluids and antibiotics he turned around
>> pretty quickly became stable very quickly," said Lippo.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> "These seeing eye dogs lived with owners for a long time so long Romeo 
>> has
>> lost a member of his family," said Lippo.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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