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Monster truck crashes into crowd of spectators in DeKalb
8:21 PM CDT, August 9, 2007
DEKALB, Ill. - A monster truck performing stunts in front of an auto
parts store veered into a crowd of about 100 spectators Thursday,
injuring at least nine people before breaking through a wooden fence and
stopping on nearby railroad tracks, officials said.
Three adults and six children were taken to Kishwaukee Community
Hospital in DeKalb, officials said.
Two of them, a mother and her 4-year-old daughter, were in serious
condition and were transported to trauma hospitals in Rockford, said
Kishwaukee hospital spokeswoman Sharon Emanuelson. Six others were
treated and released and the remaining patient was in good condition
Thursday evening, she said.
The demonstration, part of a monster truck tour sponsored by NAPA Auto
Parts, featured the truck driving over four cars, crushing them.
"After its third or fourth attempt of rolling over the cars, and getting
back down to the street, it appeared to have lost control and at that
point careened off to the left into part of the crowd that was watching
the event," said City Manager Mark Biernacki.
Witness Patrick Sheridan, 16, said the driver and staff from NAPA had
asked observers to stand back from the road after the truck's first few
passes.
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Yeah, it's the driver's fault and if anyone dies he should be charged
with manslaughter, but these spectators were idiots too. Hope the cops
gave the driver a booze test.
Monster truck crashes into crowd of spectators in DeKalb
8:21 PM CDT, August 9, 2007
DEKALB, Ill. - A monster truck performing stunts in front of an auto
parts store veered into a crowd of about 100 spectators Thursday,
injuring at least nine people before breaking through a wooden fence and
stopping on nearby railroad tracks, officials said.
Three adults and six children were taken to Kishwaukee Community
Hospital in DeKalb, officials said.
Two of them, a mother and her 4-year-old daughter, were in serious
condition and were transported to trauma hospitals in Rockford, said
Kishwaukee hospital spokeswoman Sharon Emanuelson. Six others were
treated and released and the remaining patient was in good condition
Thursday evening, she said.
The demonstration, part of a monster truck tour sponsored by NAPA Auto
Parts, featured the truck driving over four cars, crushing them.
"After its third or fourth attempt of rolling over the cars, and getting
back down to the street, it appeared to have lost control and at that
point careened off to the left into part of the crowd that was watching
the event," said City Manager Mark Biernacki.
Witness Patrick Sheridan, 16, said the driver and staff from NAPA had
asked observers to stand back from the road after the truck's first few
passes.
(snip)
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Yeah, it's the driver's fault and if anyone dies he should be charged
with manslaughter, but these spectators were idiots too. Hope the cops
gave the driver a booze test.
