Posted by Cindy W on June 8, 2000, at 9:05:12
In reply to Holiday Tragedy, posted by Cam W. on June 8, 2000, at 2:37:54
> To All My Friends in Babbleland
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> I don't know if I should bother you with this, but we left for Disney World on Sunday and went to Magic Kingdom on Monday and had a fantastic day, even though it was incredibly hot.
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> We got back to our resort and there was a message about karaoke on our voice mail. My older daughter, Suzanne, decided to go. At 11:00pm my wife began to worry. I said she was a big girl and could take care of herself; we didn't need to smother her.
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> At 1:00am she still wasn't home, so my wife (Suzanne's stepmom) called the front desk. Karaoke ended at 10:00pm and the desk asked if we were from Canada. Suzanne has a different last name than ours. The desk said they were sending security over. At this point my wife freaked. She woke me up.
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> I waited a couple of minutes and security didn't come, so I looked out the front door and saw several police cars and flares blocking the road and traffic being re-routed. I jogged over to the scene and two EMS guys and two Troopers were on me immediately. They asked who I was and I told them my name, but my daughter, with a different last name hadn't come home. They asked me to describe what she was wearing. I did and that was when they told me she was dead.
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> It seems that she was coming back from the bar the where karaoke had been (they didn't serve her because she was underage and she had drank 3 diet cokes). This was at 11:33pm. She was crossing the road on crosswalk with flashing lights with a guy from the same complex we were staying at. The guy saw the truck at the last second and turned. He had obstructed my daughter's view. The big truck (a 4X4) hit the guy's leg and hit my daughter flush. She hit the road and it fractured her skull. She died instantly and probably didn't know what hit her (thankfully).
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> We went to the hospital and I.D.'d the body and met with the medical examiner.
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> The guy who hit her had minimal coverage ($10,000) and was 23 years old. He was in a hurry to get home from work and was driving aggressively (but police say probably not an excessive speed - he was cutting through parking lots to miss lights, etc.). His insurance will probably not cover the ambulance ride. We have some travel insurance, but we really don't know how much in a case like this.
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> I am still in shock. I don't think it has really registered fully with me. I don't think I will be posting for a while, but I will lurk to get away from this, every now and then. We just arrived home about 2 hours ago. My 4yr. old sort of knows what is going on and she knows her sister is dead, but I think she is starting to come to the realization of what the implications of dead really mean. My wife is a mess, but she has called a few key friends and family who are handling the arrangements to get the body back home (and got us back home). We know some wonderful people.
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> Please do not e-mail me, as I am trying to contact my dad, who is sailing somewhere near the Cook Islands and his e-mail only works in port. My e-mail fills up pretty fast and I don't want to miss his message.
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> Thanks for listening; I know almost all of you care about me and I thought that I should share this with you.
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> Sincerely - Cam.
Cam, I'm so very sorry! Wish I had the right words to say...just want you and your wife to know I care.
poster:Cindy W
thread:36519
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