Two of soldier's children die in car accident on way to see him at Army hospital

[rainbow4321]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102107dnmetsoldierfamily.33911c5.html


Army Spc. John Austin Johnson seemed to have a gift for evading tragedy.
During two years in Iraq, the soldier from Fort Bliss, in West Texas, survived five improvised explosive device blasts and several grenade attacks.


But Spc. Johnson's luck began to turn with the last IED blast, which left him with a traumatic brain injury. Back in Texas for care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, he was eagerly awaiting a visit by his wife and three children last weekend. But the children never arrived.


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Driving across the plains from El Paso, Spc. Johnson's wife, Lisa, had encountered a ferocious wind gust in her Chevrolet Trailblazer, Sgt. Schmidt said. "She steered and overcorrected, and the car rolled over four times."


The youngest children, 2-year-old Logan and 5-year-old Ashley, died at the scene. Nine-year-old Tyler suffered massive head injuries and was flown to Children's Medical Center Dallas, where he remained on life support Saturday.

[babylonsister]

1. How terribly, horribly sad.

:cry:

[rainbow4321]

3. Their family picture

[Lefta Dissenter]

2. That poor woman

:cry:

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. ...

:(

[Locrian]

5. sad ... google roof crush

Driving across the plains from El Paso, Spc. Johnson's wife, Lisa, had encountered a ferocious wind gust in her Chevrolet Trailblazer, Sgt. Schmidt said. "She steered and overcorrected, and the car rolled over four times."


Automaker have been dragging their feet over this for 25years. Roof crush and the associated "standard" used in the US (216)is a joke.

If you have a US made SUV (generally the worst) please go here and read up. Keep your loved ones safe.


http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/07/roof_crush.html
http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?did=902&scid=23

[Horse with no Name]

6. Oh my.

:cry: How horribly tragic.