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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This has a description of the video of the incident
in the article Ginger posted earlier.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=tstern@guidedogs.com href="mailto:tstern@guidedogs.com">Paul Lopez</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=carcione@access.net
href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Guide Dogs trio escape car on sidewalk</DIV></DIV>
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<P>Dear GDB Graduate,<BR><BR>Greetings! I am writing to let you know of a
situation that occurred yesterday in downtown San Rafael, that gratefully
has a very happy ending. Training Supervisor Todd Jurek, Apprentices
Danielle Alvarado and Hanna Belyea, and summer intern/puppy raiser Emily
Crisp, narrowly escaped harm when the driver of a car attempting to
parallel park jumped the curb and continued to drive along the sidewalk
where all four of them, plus O'Neil, a guide dog in training, were at
work. Thanks to very quick reaction times and smart thinking, Todd was
able to steer O'Neil and Danielle (who was under blindfold) down a side
street; Hanna did the same with Emily (pulling them to the safety of an
alcove - Hanna and Emily were observing Todd, Danielle and O'Neil at work
further down the block near the point of the car's entry). Video was
captured of the entire incident from the security cameras from one of the
buildings on the block; you can view the footage at this link: <A
href="http://www.guidedogs.com/site/R?i=YVd0WmZe6zUIBg-3iatWCQ">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/co9xojovrmlgm0e/J6fyx3-WIG</A>;
it is also posted to GDB’s Facebook page here: <A
href="http://www.guidedogs.com/site/R?i=XkpvWSc_Rbj8aF1FANX1ow">www.facebook.com/guidedogsfortheblindfans</A>.<BR><BR>Video
description: There is no sound in the video. It is comprised of three
clips: the first showing an overhead view of the sidewalk, with Todd,
Danielle and O'Neil entering from the bottom of the frame and walking
toward an intersection at the top of the frame. O'Neil glances over his
shoulder; Todd quickly does the same. You then see Todd grabbing Danielle
and pushing her and O'Neil around the corner, all three of them are
running. A split second later, you see a car careening in reverse down the
sidewalk, knocking a garbage can along the way and entering the
intersection. The second view is taken from around the corner where Todd
rushes Danielle and O'Neil to safety. It shows a car parked at a red
light, and a perpendicular car moving through the intersection through the
green light. Suddenly Todd, Danielle and O'Neil enter the scene on the
right hand side of the frame as they round the corner, running, from the
sidewalk parallel to the traffic flow. Once again, in a split second after
they round the corner to safety, you see the car speed along the sidewalk
in reverse behind them, then burst into the intersection narrowly missing
the car parked at the red light. The moving car eventually comes to a stop
after traversing the entire intersection and slamming into the side of a
building on the other side. The third clip is another overhead shot taken
from the direction of the intersection. It shows Todd, Danielle and O'Neil
walking toward the intersection; they eventually move out of the frame,
but you see the car entering the sidewalk at the top of the frame and then
careening down toward the intersection, hitting a storefront window along
the way. If you look closely, you can see Hanna and Emily rush out of the
way at the top of the frame, right at the point where the car enters the
sidewalk. <BR><BR>First and foremost, I am so very thankful that this
incident has a happy ending. No one was hurt - Todd, Danielle, Hanna,
Emily and O'Neil are all safe; the driver and passenger of the car were
not injured; no other pedestrians were affected. Certainly those involved
were understandably shaken, but calm heads prevailed in this situation. I
would like to commend and thank both Todd and Hanna for their heroic
actions. It speaks to the professionalism of our instructors that they are
always on the lookout and aware of the need for safety at all times when
working with our dogs, students and each other. Certainly no amount of
training could ever prepare them for what happened yesterday, but their
reactions and swift decision-making led to the most positive outcome
possible. Also, please know that O'Neil will be thoroughly evaluated to
ensure that this incident hasn't negatively affected his ability to
continue with guidework; his puppy raisers have been apprised of the
situation.<BR><BR>Finally, GDB will be honoring both Todd and Hanna for
their actions; we are very proud of their life-saving efforts and hope you
are too!<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Paul Lopez. President and CEO</P><img src="http://cdn.mailscanner.info/1x1spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PixelServer?j=jm1o4GEJOBxa1eNrfIWnkw" />
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