Watch Those Leaf Piles by the Road!

[DawnCt1]

Driving home today, seeing huge piles of leaves on the side of the road, I was reminded of a horrible story that I heard this week out of Methuen, Ma. Apparently two 10 year old little girls were playing and hiding in a pile of leaves by the road. One of the little girl's father came home with his two younger children and parked his truck in the pile of leaves. When he got out of the truck he heard his daughter saying; "Daddy, I can't breathe". She and her friend died. I am sorry I don't have the link but whenever any of my sons' friends called for them this weekend, I told them of this tragedy. Too often we forget how much we loved the leaves when we were kids and may forget that a child could be playing in there.

 

[melk]

That is so, so sad. I didn't realize that her friend died too.
My sympathies go out to their families.

 

[DawnCt1]

Originally posted by melk
That is so, so sad. I didn't realize that her friend died too.
My sympathies go out to their families.

Now that you mention it, I do recall the friend was in ICU. I do hope and pray that she makes it. I did hear that the father will face no charges because it was truly a horrendous accident. God know that he will never get over this tragedy.