CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Friday afternoon as people were getting ready for shabbos, a boy escaped from his mothers arms and was hit by a truck. The incident took place near the supermarket on Empire Blvd and Albany Ave. The boy who was holding his mothers hand, slipped free for a minute and was hit by a truck.
Truck Hits Boy on Empire Blvd
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Friday afternoon as people were getting ready for shabbos, a boy escaped from his mothers arms and was hit by a truck. The incident took place near the supermarket on Empire Blvd and Albany Ave. The boy who was holding his mothers hand, slipped free for a minute and was hit by a truck.
The truck, a flatbed tow truck didn’t hit the boy too hard and he escaped with some bumps and bruises.
Hatzalah responded and treated the boy and took him to the hospital for observation. BH none of the injuries were serious.
CN
Every parent’s worst nightmare. B”H it worked out ok thsi time.
phew
boruch Hashem ten times over! sometimes it’s these near misses that make us appreciate life.
anonymous
OMG!! thank G-d he is ok!!!
anony
the truck driver saw the boy and turned towards the left so that the boy wouldnt get hit. if he hadn’t on time, it would have g-d forbid been much worse.
Ch Mom
Boruch Hashem,
not what happened
you should check your facts before putting stories on the Internet for the whole world to read. This is not at ALL what happened.
DISGUSTED & PETRIFIED
YES, NOT WHAT HAPPENED IS RIGHT. AS A YOUNG GRANDMOTHER IN CROWN HEIGHTS I’M DISGUSTED AND PETRIFIED AT THE CARELESSNESS OF THE YOUNG MOTHERS. THIS CHILD’S MOTHER LEFT HIM ALONE ON THE STREET OF EMPIRE WHILE SHE WENT ACROSS EMPIRE TO GET SOMETHINGS FROM HER CAR. NATURALLY HE WENT AFTER HIS MOTHER. I SEE THIS TOO MANY TIMES, WHERE YOUNG 5 YEAR OLDS NOT ONLY CROSS THE STREETS BY THEMSELVES BUT ARE ALSO PUSHING STROLLERS WITH EVEN YOUNGER SIBLINGS ACROSS STREETS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE MOTHERS????! DON’T THEY VALUE THEIR CHILDRENS LIVES AND WELL BEING??? I HAVE SEEN SO MANY NEAR MISSES OF THESE YOUNG CHILDREN CROSSING THEMSELVES. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND TOTALLY UNFAIR TO THE CHILDREN.
BUBBY
DEAR DUSGUSTED AND PETRIFIED.
I TOO AM A GRANDMOTHER – YOU SHOULD LIGHTEN UP AND DO NOT JUDGE SO QUICKLY. I WONDER HOW YOU WERE WHEN YOU WERE BUSY RAISING YOURS. SOMEHOW I FIND ALL THOSE WHO ARE SO SO JUDGEMENTAL TO BE THE ONES THAT DID ALL THE THINGS THEY ARE SO QUICK TO CONDEMN.
RE:DISGUSTED & PETRIFIED
DISGUSTED & PETRIFIED GET YOU FACTS STRAIGHT!
I WAS THERE.THE CHILD WAS IN THE BUILDING WITH 2 OF HIS SIBLINGS,AND SOME ONE OPENED THE DOOR WHICH THE CHILD TOOK A DIVE FOR THE STREET.ITS VERY EASY FOR YOU DO TALK! GET YOU FACTS FIRST BEFORE YOU PUT MOTHERS DOWN!(HOW DARE YOU WRITE DOWN THE MOTHER LEFT THE CHILD ON THE STREET ALONE? SO UNTRUE!!!)
Clara
Dear everyone who is so judgmental including this website –
You should get your facts straight, this child was not 5 but 3 (he celebrated his Opsherin Erev Pesach), he was not left on the corner to await his mother (Chas Veshalom) but rather in between the doors of his building together with siblings when he ran out when someone came into the building. His mother saw him and screamed and screamed which most likely alerted the truck driver and B’H he was able to swerve and avoid the child.
I live in the same building as this family and a nicer more caring and loving mother you would be hard pressed to find, she would never ever leave a child of hers waiting on the street.
I am disgusted with the tone of some of these letters who presume to know what went on.
Perhaps you should hire some journalists (real ones) to the investigative work before reporting with a pack of lies!
to disgusted and petrified
I am disgusted at YOU, and you should be petrified at the Aveirah you are getting for spreading untrue rumors.
The mother did NOT leave her child on the street alone. The child was in a locked apartment building lobby, with an older sibling. A careless adult opened the door wide and the child broke free from his siblings’ care and ran out the door (this adult did nothing to stop him, after he left the door wide opened).
And while we are on the subject, why don’t you stop being so self righteous. Are you trying to tell me that in all your years as a mother, no incident ever happened to you. If you say no, then you are a liar. No matter how careful you are, accidents happen.
I know this mother personally, and she is probably one of the greatest mothers in the world. Careful and loving. Shame on you for accusing her of being careless. You should retract your statement and ask Mechila from her for trying to spread such lashon Hora.
flower
stop the gossiping. atleast the boy is o.k. B”H
peace
im about to cry from all the agument thats hapening here.
NOT SELF RIGHTEOUS, JUST PROPER
TO ALL YOU YOUNG MOTHERS INCLUDING THE BUBBY. I’M BIG ENOUGH TO SAY I’M SORRY IF I WAS TOLD THE STORY WRONG AND THEREFORE QUOTED IT WRONG. I APOLOGIZE TO THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD. I CERTAINLY DID NOT MEAN TO DEMEAN HER. BUT I STILL STAND ON MY COMPLAINT OF THE CARELESSNESS OF TONS OF MOTHERS IN CROWN HEIGHTS WHOSE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN GET HURT BECAUSE OF IT. I WILL NOT SAY THAT WHEN I RAISED MY CHILDREN THEY NEVER HAD ACCIDENTS. YES, THESE THINGS CAN’T ALWAYS BE AVOIDED. BUT I WAS A ZILLION TIMES MORE CAREFUL WITH MY CHILDREN. THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS STREETS AT THE YOUNG AGES I SEE CROSSING THE STREET AND SOME OF THE TIMES WITH UNFORTUNATE RESULTS. ANOTHER THING (GO AHEAD, CALL ME SELF RIGHTEOUS, AT LEAST I RAISED MY KIDS WITH CARE AND TAUGHT THEM THE SAME)THE MOTHERS OF TODAY DO IS STROLL DOWN THE STREETS ON THEIR CELL PHONES WITH A TODDLER TAGGING BEHIND ABOUT 10 OR 15 FEET. NEVER ONCE TURNING AROUND TO MAKE SURE THE CHILD IS STILL THERE. MY CHILDREN ALWAYS HAD TO WALK BESIDE MY STROLLER OR IN FRONT AND CERTAINLY HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE STROLLER OR A SIBLING (WHO WAS HOLDING ON) WHEN WE CROSSED THE STREETS. AND YES, B”H I CAN SAY PROUDLY MY CHILDEN AVOIDED ALOT MORE INCIDENTS BECAUSE I WAS MORE CAREFUL WITH THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES. TO ME THEY WERE CONSIDERED TREASURES NOT BURDENS. I DIDN’T MIND STAYING HOME WITH THEM EITHER.
JJ
Hey proper… The CapsLock button is to the left of your Keyboard, hit it once so NOT EVERYTHING YOU WRITE IS IN CAPS!!!!
Some people should not be let on the internet without adult supervision.
Sara
As printed, the child being discussed was left in an apartment building lobby and darted out when someone exiting opened the door. I think it is punishment enough for what this mother had to go through, without being further ashamed by judgmental people. I am heartened to see that as per the comments, these people are in the minority.
P.s. “Disgusted and petrified” You commented as if you had been there and spoke authoritatively with inaccurate information. As a bubby, I would think that your life experience would have taught you that you don’t state things as fact and misrepresent what appeared to the readers to be an ‘eye witness’ account.