A 59-year-old woman lost her life when she was pinned by her rolling car on an isolated property on Strickland Road and Boice Lane at the south end of Flagler County late Monday night.
According to 911 notes at Flagler County’s dispatch center and the Florida Highway Patrol, the Nissan Pathfinder the woman was driving had gotten stuck on a basketball hoop. The woman got out of the car to move it. She “failed to put her vehicle in park as she exited her vehicle,” FHP reported. “As the driver got out, the vehicle rolled forward and collided with a tree on the driver side. This impact pinned the driver between the door and the drivers side of the
vehicle.”
The woman’s 12-year-old granddaughter called 911 and reported the incident, letting the dispatcher know that her grandmother was being suffocated. Her grandmother had moments earlier instructed her to get in the car and put the car in reverse, but the child was not able to do so. Dispatchers learned that other children were in the house, asleep.
The incident was first reported at 10:41 p.m. At a few minutes before 11, a 17 year old boy made it to the scene and told dispatchers he was attempting to push the car, but was told to await emergency responders. Flagler County dispatchers had referred the incident to Volusia County authorities, who would be closer to respond, which they did around 11 p.m.
The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Department of Children and Families was contacted to find placement for the children, according to 911 notes. The incident was the eighth traffic-related fatality in Flagler County this year, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
JimboXYZ says
Gotta make sure that vehicle is in P, when something like that happens, engage the parking brake too.
I hate those stupid basketball goals that neighbors leave by the streets. The renters let their kids play in the road. I live at a 3-way intersection and they were out there playing there everyday. Eventually the renters were gone, but they loaded up the U-Haul in the side yard, A lot of items never made it into the U-Haul as they moved in the middle of the night, Fast food & debris in the yard, leaving rusty bicycles & that basketball goal behind too.
T says
My feelings go out to family and poor kid seen it all
TR says
If I’m not mistaken I believe those portable basketball hoops are illegal to be left at the side of the road or anywhere in the cities easement. However, I do see them around town from time to time. Sometimes they are in peoples driveway away from the streets.
Strange accident because I would think that the vehicle would have been moving already when the driver started getting out of said vehicle.
Sad lose of life never the less.
Pat stote says
Jimbo I’m surprised you are even allowed to post such comments as you do every day. A women lost her life and that’s the best you have to say.you seem to be a very unhappy sad man.
TREEMAN says
Prayers to the family. Nissan has a PROBLEM with transmissions remaining in PARK! Nissan does NOT offer any repairs to their DEFECTIVE Transmissions! How many more people are going to be KILLED by Nissan???
Joe D says
How sad for the victim, and horrifying for the 12 year old to stand there helplessly and watch her grandmother slowly die in front of her.
How unfortunate too, that a simple shift of the gearshift might have produced a different outcome, but you generally tell your children NOT to touch areas of the car: steering wheel, brakes, ignition, accelerator, and gear shift. It’s not surprising that the young child didn’t know how to operate the gear selector.
Prayers for the family, and the children, now placed away from their family home, due to their grandmother’s death.
Endless Dark Money says
Well profits are first in America so it will continue unchanged and will be downplayed and swept under the rug. Or they can just pull a trump and continue to tell lies and people will magically believe them, even though there is no basis in reality. Not sure where you have been but life, health, rights dont matter to elected leaders ; MONEY is all that matters in todays america from justice to health to retirement if you have money you are good if not good luck. Citizen united ensured that your representation was for sale and that it no longer is representing you but rather the buyer of that representation.
TR says
Treeman, If what you say is true about the Nissan tranny. Then maybe someone needs to try and get the proof to this family so they can sue Nissan.
However to answer your last question. A lot more until Nissan is held accountable for their defective transmissions.
Unfortunately.
TREEMAN says
The FHP investigates all deaths on the roads in FL therefore, FHP must investigate all Nissan accidents nationwide with Nissan transmissions that did NOT remain in PARK! FORD had the Same Problem with their vehicles! The DOT FORCED Ford to CORRECT the Problem! All vehicles have many DESIGN DEFECTS that take TOO Many YEARS for the Manufacture to CORRECT! The information is available FREE to the Public ( Freedom of Information ACT ) but, the ‘DEEP STATE ( Democrats and Republicans ) will try to STOP you because of all the “DONATIONS” from the ‘DC Lobbyist’ Palm Coast has it’s own “SWAMP STATE” with all the “DONATIONS” from the Carpetbagger-Developers!