No words to describe this: From The Tennesean:
Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest child died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family’s Williamson County home.
Maria, one of the Christian singer’s six children, was taken by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt Hospital, which confirmed the death, according to Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The 5-year-old was hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother, she said. Police did not give the driver’s name.
The teen was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser down the driveway of the rural home at about 5:30 p.m. and several children were playing in the area, McPherson said. He did not see Maria in the driveway before the vehicle struck her, she said.
“It appears to be a terrible accident,’’ McPherson said.
No charges are expected, she said. The accident was witnessed by two other children; the entire family was home at the time, McPherson said.
Please join me in praying for this family.
3 comments:
Oh my! How terrible. The loss. The guilt that teen will have to live with. I can't imagine the sorrow.
This is so my fear when backing out of my drive. There are so many kids all around, in my home and on my street.
At church with all the kids running through the parking lot, how easily this could be any of us.
Praying for the whole family!
I think of this happening all the time. How awful for that family.
I heard about this on my way to work this morning on K-Love. Like Diane said, beside the unbearable pain the family is in due to this unexpected loss, the young man has to be absolutely crushed. I can't even begin to fathom what kind of mental state he must be in. This is the kind of seemingly insurmountable test we all hope to never endure.
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