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

[cheryl echevarria]

Julie it was an accident, from reading the story, that the first car should 
have slowed down when making a turn maybe couldn't swerve enough, the 
trucker who knows.

If it was on purpose then they would have been arrested, I am sure that the 
2 were questioned at the accident. I mean police had to be called in 
situations like this.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Neighbors mourn death of blind pedestrian;his service 
dog will recover


> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 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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