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Two-Year-Old Killed In Driveway By SUV

By Eddie Farah

This is a very sad story we keep reporting because unfortunately it keeps happening.

On Tuesday afternoon, a 2-year-old girl died in her driveway when her father backed up his SUV and didn't see her.

Kainaat M. Umnair was in the driveway at her parent's home on the Southside around 2 p.m. The little girl reportedly ran toward the car, according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

The girl's mother tried to stop her but she had another child in her arms and was unable to catch up with the little girl. The child was rushed to Shands Hospital Jacksonville, but died from the weight of the vehicle.

The same day this girl was killed, a two-year-old was rolled over and killed in Fort Worth Texas. Her mother forgot something inside the house and left her daughter and three others outside in an SUV. A child got into the driver's seat and put the car in reverse then fell out of the vehicle.

These are two of the reported 500 children killed by vehicles, usually large ones, in non traffic collisions. We say children are our most important asset, but this is unacceptable. What can we do?

Education is the key and Kids and Cars is committed to helping.

Walk around a vehicle before you back up, the organization suggests. Ask where the kids are. A rear visibility camera would help give a wide view of what's behind the vehicle.

Kids and Cars says that behind the wheel of a Honda Accord, the average height person can see about 12 feet behind the car's rear bumper.

A large SUV such as a Chevrolet Avalanche has rear visibility of about 30 feet for an average height person, and 50 feet for a short person. Might be time to rethink these SUVs.

Consider having a rear bumper sensor that emits an audio beep if there is something behind the bumper, but remember with children, if they are off to the side they may not register.

People talk about kids but it's time to say "No More" to this tragic combination of kids and cars. Contact Kidsandcars.org to find out more. #

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).