[Ohio-talk] Driving I 95 from Florida

[ColleenRoth]

Hi Barbara,
We should all pray for Christopher and his family.
Those of us who have lost a child will truly understand this loss.
I am glad that his family will be comforted with the knowledge that he had a wonderful experience right  before he was called home to God.
God Bless!

Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Barbara Pierce <bpierce at oberlin.net>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 14:22:14
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Driving I 95 from Florida

>
>
> O Carol, what a terrible experience and how heart-breaking for the family.
> We are very, very grateful that you all arrived back in Ohio safely.
> 
> I have just learned that Christopher Fountain, one of our scholarship
> winners, died suddenly Monday evening. Please keep his family in your
> prayers as well.
> 
> Barbara
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Carol Akers
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:14 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Driving I 95 from Florida
> 
> 
>  We traveled I-95 going home from Orlando and I have done some research on I
> 95 which runs from Miami all the way into Maine and looks like part of
> Canada.  Long crazy highway which has been called the deadliest highway in
> America.
> Why the reasearch?  Trying to find an update on a tragedy we came upon.  We
> had just left a pecan/fruit  shopping stop not far into Georgia, when we
> came upon an accident which had just occurred.  (If we had not shopped, it
> might have been us) A Ford SUV was crumpled up in the tree line and two
> passengers were thrown quite a ways from the car.  Gramma did not make it
> and was somehow pinned under the twisted mess.  The 8 yr old boy, so
> frightened, said they were on their way home to S Carolina returning from
> vacation at Daytona Races with family (3 cars of people) and "the guy kept
> hitting us."  "Why did he keep hitting us?" He was really cut up and
>  scraped up from hitting the sandy dirt arms and legs first.  His aunt was
> in much worse shape landing in the ditch.   The reports say a car was seen
> slamming into their vehicle multiple times from the left side and finally at
> the rear, causing auntie to lose control and roll numerous times before
>  landing in the trees.  All three were ejected and not wearing seat belts.
>  Would that have made a difference? Not likely.  A trooper told them they
> would have all been dead if they had had their seat belts on due to way it
> crashed.  The guy just kept driving after he hit them the last time did not
> stop!  Law enforcement is still looking for the white sedan, possibly Toyota
> Camry with New York plates that caused this fatality and obviously has
> damage to his car.Thank you God for traveling mercies!  Our first thought
> was that we hoped it was none of our convention goers, esp since I saw the
> same type of Red/White and Blue necklaces that we sold at our table-comtangled
> in the wreckage.  Needless to say the rest of our travels were guarded and
> sad.  We had stopped to do what we could to help until EMS and police
> arrived.Reminds me that you never know what can happen.  We may be good
> drivers, but not everyone is.  Please remember this family in your
>  prayers.
> Carol Akers  
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