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

Fri Aug 26 13:57:57 UTC 2011

Why were these cars going fast enough to not be able to slow down and/or 
swerve?    I think the first assailant stopped to "help" when the second 
vehicle re-hit the victim.  What's up with that?  How did the second 
driver hit the man and the dog? Ththat's a lot to hit especially with 
the first car already in the area.

Isn't there a law or something about failure to maintain control of a 
vehicle?  My brother got cited for backing into another car in a parking 
lot going slow but the other person pulled in front of him and he still 
got cited.

My husband always looks out for pedestrians and bike riders because you 
never know when one could step in front of you.  To bad more people 
don't drive like my husband.  But wait, my husband drives a hybrid 
hylander.  However, he had this driving mentality before we got the 
hybrid and he taught his 2 kids this principal.

I know - the blind guy was probably wearing dark clothes.  Where was his 
reflective vest. /sarcasm.
Brenda

On 8/26/2011 6:21 AM, cheryl echevarria wrote:
> 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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