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Elderly Woman Dies After Wheelchair Rolls Down Hill Into Water Ditch During Fire Drill
DECATUR, Ala. (CBS Atlanta/AP) — A 94-year-old Alabama woman died after being injured when her wheelchair rolled down a hill and landed in a ditch full of water.
A relative says Elizabeth Street died at a hospital in Decatur on Saturday, three days after she was hurt.
The woman’s son-in-law, Wallace Everett, says Street developed pneumonia after the accident, but a cause of death hasn’t been determined. He says she also suffered from congestive heart failure.
Decatur Fire Chief Darwin Clark tells The Decatur Daily the accident occurred during a fire drill at Country Cottage Assisted Living.
Death_By_Farts
October 30th, 2012
I suppose Paul Ryan will get blamed for this…
reddecaesari
October 30th, 2012
were “fire drills” in obamacare?
thought so.
RANDO
October 30th, 2012
“the road to hell is paved with good intentions”
ICook2
October 30th, 2012
Epic fire drill FAIL!
KarenInNewHaven
October 30th, 2012
Sad. Very sad and tragic, too.
God bless you, granny. Rest in peace.
Menderman
October 30th, 2012
My thought and prayers are with Mrs. Street.
Now, can we gat that staff over to Rosebud Nursing Home and do some more fire drills?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f17fWth3YgA&feature=player_embedded
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hanoverfist
October 30th, 2012
I’m sorry but I just had a vision of O.J. as
Officer Nordberg in NakegGun.
Stranded in Sonoma
October 30th, 2012
Any photos or videos will show Romney just behind her as she goes down the hill.
Team America
October 30th, 2012
Bless her. Who’s the “idiot” that didn’t lock her wheel chair in place?
LadyGun12
October 30th, 2012
“Our objective now is to better understand what happened, why this happened and what can be done to prevent it in the future”.
Is Obama the administrator of that place? Sounds just like what he said about Libya.
Stranded in Sonoma
October 30th, 2012
Redneck Dictionary
indicator [in-di-kay-ter] noun
I live in Huntsville and go to school in Decatur.
Actually, I did! When I heard Foxworthy use that as part of his Redneck Dictionary, I damn near died because I used to live in Huntsville, Alabama and I took the school bus 30 miles one way to Decatur (closest Catholic school) during ’63-’64 for 1st grade.
fullcirclethinker
October 30th, 2012
Sounds like the individual that neglected to set the brake is a potential candidate for Obamacare’s death panels!
Noodengr
October 30th, 2012
It is traggic but you got to admit, drowning during a fire drill is rather ironic.
FreeMan & Sarah Voting Early & Often
October 30th, 2012
At lest she had one good last run.
John
October 30th, 2012
Not optimal.
Bob M.
October 31st, 2012
To quote Janet Napoleon-tano… “THE SYSTEM WORKED!!!”
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