Rabbits kill.
In my high school driver's ed class, we were always taught to just run over the animals for this very reason. Sad.
Colorado woman dies after driver swerves to miss rabbit
HERMOPOLIS, Wyo. (AP) - One woman died and another woman was in critical condition after a single-vehicle accident in which police say the driver swerved to miss a rabbit.
According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Craig R. Risher, 46, of Colorado Springs, was westbound on Wyoming 120 at about 8:55 a.m. Saturday when he swerved to miss the rabbit.
Risher's 1998 Toyota went off the right side of the road and he overcorrected to the left. The vehicle went into a sideways skid across the eastbound lane and rolled several times down a 60-foot embankment. The vehicle came to a rest in a gulch on its passenger side.
Betty Jo Risher, 41, of Colorado Springs, died at the scene.
Another passenger, Junita Pena, 65, of Three Rivers, Tex., was flown to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, where a hospital spokesman said Monday that she was in critical condition.
Craig Risher was treated at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis and released Sunday. Also treated and released was Rosendo Pena, 71, of Three Rivers.
Colorado woman dies after driver swerves to miss rabbit
HERMOPOLIS, Wyo. (AP) - One woman died and another woman was in critical condition after a single-vehicle accident in which police say the driver swerved to miss a rabbit.
According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Craig R. Risher, 46, of Colorado Springs, was westbound on Wyoming 120 at about 8:55 a.m. Saturday when he swerved to miss the rabbit.
Risher's 1998 Toyota went off the right side of the road and he overcorrected to the left. The vehicle went into a sideways skid across the eastbound lane and rolled several times down a 60-foot embankment. The vehicle came to a rest in a gulch on its passenger side.
Betty Jo Risher, 41, of Colorado Springs, died at the scene.
Another passenger, Junita Pena, 65, of Three Rivers, Tex., was flown to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, where a hospital spokesman said Monday that she was in critical condition.
Craig Risher was treated at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis and released Sunday. Also treated and released was Rosendo Pena, 71, of Three Rivers.
posted by Big Daddy at
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Denver
1 Comments:
The person killed is my sister. The person airlifted is my mom. My mom is still in ICU in Wyoming. It is still touch and go. The stretch of road in Thermopolis is lined with crosses. It is a narrow, uneven stretch of road. It is not a regular stretch of road. It was a freak accident that is sad all around. I am just devastated by it all, most devastating is that my sister was a generous, kind person who treated others well and volunteered for many charities. She doesn't deserve to be remembered by glib little comments made by folks who do not know the whole story! How about finding out about a person before you post something.
Kathy Pena
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