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onedef92
05-10-2012, 9:52am
Ohio mom accidentally hits kid with lawnmower

Posted: May 09, 2012 7:47 AM EDT
Updated: May 09, 2012 7:47 AM EDT

VERMILION, Ohio - - Police in northern Ohio say a woman on a riding lawn mower accidentally ran over her 4-year-old daughter, critically injuring the girl.

The accident happened Monday at a home in Vermilion, a small city west of Cleveland along Lake Erie. Vermilion police say the girl apparently was playing with a toy and got near the mower without being spotted by her mother, who backed up the vehicle.

Sgt. Jeff Chandler tells The Morning Journal in nearby Lorain that the girl was knocked over and her feet became caught under the mower blades. She was flown to a children's hospital in Cleveland in critical condition.

No update on her condition was available Tuesday morning.
onedef92
05-10-2012, 9:52am
Man, that is horrible. The guilt must be absolutely crushing.
Yerf Dog
05-10-2012, 9:57am
The guilt must be absolutely crushing.

But if you're going to pop your mower in reverse, you might want to turn your head and look behind you. Especially if you have a 4yo in the yard.
jaxgator
05-10-2012, 10:12am
But if you're going to pop your mower in reverse, you might want to turn your head and look behind you. Especially if you have a 4yo in the yard.

No shit! What a dumb mother.

That poor child. :sadangel:
onedef92
05-10-2012, 10:41am
But if you're going to pop your mower in reverse, you might want to turn your head and look behind you. Especially if you have a 4yo in the yard.

True. Guess that's why my Dad used to let us sit in his lap while operating his garden tractor. He'd take turns with the three of us as he mowed the lawn. :)
Mike Mercury
05-10-2012, 10:42am
in our family; there were strick rules for us kids. When the mower was running; we weren't allowed to go outside for any reason.

After I got married; I warned my wife of the same; telling her to never approach me when on the mower - or operating any piece of power equipment. If she can't get my attention from afar; then it can wait.

http://www.reelmowerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reelmowergirl-300x214.jpg
yell01
05-10-2012, 11:21am
True. Guess that's why my Dad used to let us sit in his lap while operating his garden tractor. He'd take turns with the three of us as he mowed the lawn. :)

My dad built a seat in front of him on our rider for me to sit in a drive the mower when I was little.
onedef92
05-11-2012, 7:24am
My dad built a seat in front of him on our rider for me to sit in a drive the mower when I was little.

That was before America morphed into a nation of wussies.
island14
05-11-2012, 9:13am
Man, that is horrible. The guilt must be absolutely crushing.

While stupid of the Mom, I do know stupid accidents happen, and I have to agree this would be tough to live with.
island14
05-11-2012, 9:14am
That was before America morphed into a nation of wussies.


:iagree:


Yeah no kidding!
Kerrmudgeon
05-11-2012, 9:26am
:sadangel:...for both of them, injured, and traumatized.