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Author Topic: Girl Dies After Being Dragged for 3 miles Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-10-2004 07:52 PM                     This has got to be one of the saddest stories I've heard about in quite some time. My feelings really go out to the family of the girl and her Aunt in whos car her coat became accidentally caught.... Mark @ CLACO  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 02-10-2004 10:12 PM                        Yes I heard this sort of story before , but the parent was lucky that the child was only injured , so this story is sad == Girl dies after being dragged three miles by car Associated Press CEDAR CITY , Utah — A girl died after her coat got caught in a car door and she was dragged for about three miles on rural roads. The girl, thought to be 7 years old, was dropped off by a relative at a rural bus stop before 8 a.m. MST Tuesday. While waiting for a bus, Iron County Deputy Sheriff Michael Crouch said another relative drove up to a nearby mailbox. The girl went to that car and asked the relative for a ride to school as she climbed into the back seat. However, Crouch said the relative told the girl she didn't have time to drive five miles into town, and the girl got out of the vehicle. "She apparently became caught and tangled," Crouch said. "The relative was not aware this had happened and drove off with the little girl caught in the rear passenger door." The driver went about three miles before Crouch said a witness stopped them. The driver then put the girl in the back seat and drove to a nearby phone for help. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. Crouch said he is not aware if officials are considering charges against the driver, but noted the department is early in the investigatrion. "At this point, it appears to be a tragic accident." Crouch said a crisis team has been called in to help family members. "Obviously, everybody's upset." The sheriff's office is not releasing the girl's name until other relatives are notified. They also are not releasing the names or relationships of the two drivers until they have investigated further, Crouch said. The accident happened on a rural road that intersects with state Highway 56 near Cedar City, which is about 220 miles south of Salt Lake City.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 02-10-2004 10:18 PM                     I guess this could be blamed on a malfunctioning mirror. That is pretty sad. Almost as bad as leaving babies in cars.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Tefay Film Handler Posts: 10 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: May 2003 posted 02-11-2004 08:07 AM                     As you could well imagine, everyone involved would be most distraught. Its simply tragic. I would make a very interesting legal case. How far does a drivers duty of care to others extend in this situation? Did the driver do everything in their power to ensure the passenger was safe?  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 02-11-2004 02:34 PM                    Wardrobe malfunction.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-11-2004 02:35 PM                        But the driver must have heard something.  |  IP: Logged

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