A Ritchie County mother has a lot to be proud about. On August 11th 2003,
a 9 year old boy heard a crash and a horn beeping after his mother of 4 had
taken the family truck to hunt for the children's dog. He immediately dialed
911 because he knew something was wrong. The boy went out on the porch with
the cordless phone and finally heard his mother calling for him.
His mother had went up the neighbor's driveway on the hill above their house,
where the truck had stalled. Without power brakes or steering, the truck rolled
back down the hill uncontrollably, coming to rest on it's driver side. She
was trapped beneath the wheel, with gasoline streaming out of the tank and
running right underneath her open window.
The young man was able to give the 911 telecommunicator very good directions
to his house, and to the private road where the accident had happened. He
also ran several hundred feet up a steep hill with the cordless phone to check
on his mother, who was drifting in and out of consciousness.
Emergency crews arrived within several minutes, and the mother was extracted
from the truck and then transported to the hospital, where she was treated
for her injuries and released. |
