Sep 17, 2012 | Child Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
A South Carolina resident and mother is currently within the confines of jail awaiting bond for the death of her 10-month old baby girl.
The 21- year-old mother was charged in late August with ” homicide by child abuse.” Accordingly, Deputies have reported that the mother/defendant left her daughter in the bathtub on the night of August 20th. The little girl lost all oxygen, and when the paramedics were called, they attempted to revive her. She was on life-support for a week before she passed away at the hospital.
York County Child Accident and Abuse Attorneys
A child’s life is the most precious thing this Nation has. Any time a child’s life is endangered, or even worse, taken, justice should be served. Statistically, 9 out of 10 times a child dies, it is within 1/4th a mile or less from the child’s home. Often times children make mistakes that they are too young to understand, but other times, it is the parent’s who have made the mistake.
No matter what the circumstances are surrounding your child’s injury, call the law offices of Reeves, Aiken, and Hightower, LLP to have your claim heard. With over 75 years combined trial experience, our child accident and abuse attorneys are ready, willing, and able to fight for your child’s rights!
Sep 13, 2012 | Car Accidents, Child Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized
A woman is facing multiple charges after an SUV crash during a police chase that resulted in the death of her daughter.
When deputies tried to pull over the mother for a simple traffic violation on Interstate 85, she led them on a chase that reached speeds of over 100 mph. During the chase, the mother’s 7-year-old daughter threw marijuana from the SUV that was later recovered.
Immediately after the crash, the mother’s family and friends told deputies that the child was the mother’s niece and gave an incorrect name for the girl. On Tuesday, however, the Coroner reported that because of the hospitals privacy policies and a “lack of cooperation from the child’s mother,” the wrong name and relationship had been reported.
The Coroner nevertheless has since determined the correct relationship of between the mother and the child. The mother remains hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.
The mother is now facing six charges in connection with the pursuit and crash, according to Sheriff Chuck Wright. The list includes: failure to stop for blue light, resulting in death; driving under suspension, third and subsequent; reckless driving; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; unlawful neglect of a child and an habitual traffic offender charge.
Once the mother has been released from the hospital, she will be transported to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center where the arrest warrants will be formally served.
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Sep 11, 2012 | Child Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
On September 10, 2012 just one day prior to the anniversary of 9-1-1, a gathering and visitation was held in remembrance of a Marine who passed away this past Friday while serving his country. Private First Class Jonathon Crawford, age 19 was an avid Marine who had just graduated boot camp on Parris Island the morning of his horrific accident.The gathering and visitation took place at Amelia High School, where the flag was lowered to half-staff during the memorial service.
The details of the accidental death are still hazy, but it appears as though PFC Crawford was reported to of last been seen swimming about 40 yards from the beach, just south of the lighthouse. After losing sight of PFC, a family member made the dreaded 911 phone call. Apparently, the family decided to stay at the beach for the weekend after graduation, where PFC Crawford got caught up in a rip current and it swept him off his feet. According to Col. Neil Baxley at the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, “they were struggling to get on their feet and the young man was unable to regain his balance before the rip current pulled him out and pulled him under.” His body was found around 5:25 p.m.
His friends say that it was PFC Crawford’s dream to become a United States Marine. It is disheartening and earth shattering to lose someone. This young man was exceptional; he volunteered to serve his country only to lose his life the day he graduated from boot camp.
This drowning is currently still being investigated.
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Sep 10, 2012 | Child Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
A mother and resident of Columbia S.C., has just been sentenced to 10 years in prison due to unlawful conduct toward her currently missing toddler/child. Judge Knox made his decision this past Friday for Zinah Jennings, after much contemplation and scrutinization of photos of the missing toddler, Amir Jennings and his left behind belongings. Knox’ punishment was to sentence the mother to 10 years in prison for “unlawful conduct towards a child.”
It took the jury only about 2.5 hours to reach their decision and find the mother negligent and guilty of the crime at large. It is stated that Zinah appeared to be emotionless as the jury handed in their verdict. Ironically, Zinah actually gave birth to her second child on the 6th day of the jury trial, and the fact-finders still found her guilty. Her attorney has taken the stance that no decision for an appeal will be made until he and his client discuss the options for the new child, the mother, and the alike.
Amir and Zinah Jennings were reported missing in early December by Zinah’s mother, Jocelyn Jennings, after Zinah had been involved in a single vehicle car accident in Columbia; however Amir was not stated to be with his mother at the time of the incident. Since then, Zinah has refused to tell the police where her son is, and is only reported to of said, “he is in a safe place.”
This statement has left everyone confused, as the police conducted a massive search from Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC in efforts to locate the missing toddler. Such investigation included reviews of cell phone records, an actual manhunt in Northern Richland, and calling on 41 witnesses discussing how Zinah treated Amir. Insomuch, it was reported by the witnesses that Zinah had been spotted kicking her son, squeezing him until he cried, and letting him wander in and out of a bank unsupervised, at less than 2 years of age.
The defense tried to rebut these statements with contrary witnesses whom states they had seen Amir “clean and happy on numerous occasions.” In fact, on Consignment store owner stated that she saw Zinah and Amir shopping in his store the week before Christmas. However, this statement was contrary to the police reports that state that the child was last seen on November 29. The defense also attempted to claim that Zinah was both pregnant and mentally ill during trial and before. However Knox did not buy this defense, as seen by the judgment.
As for the father of Amir, he is asking that Zinah Jennings be given the “maximum punishment.”
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Sep 6, 2012 | Car Accidents, Child Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
A 17-month-old boy walked into the path of a car traveling on Loraine Lane in Lancaster County and was killed, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred Thursday evening around 5:45 p.m. in a residential community north of S.C. 9, situated approximately two miles west of Buford, S.C.
Troopers say the child was struck by the woman’s 2004 Kia van and was later pronounced dead. No charges have yet been filed in this case.
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Aug 20, 2012 | Child Accidents, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
In a recent study conducted by SC Budget and Control Board, found that South Carolina is ranked 42nd out 50 for Child Safety . Essentially, there are only 8 states below SC that have a higher death rate for children within the infant/toddler range of 0-4.
Pursuant to the report, South Carolina’s four leading causes of death for children ages 0-4, were the following, in their respective order: automobile accidents, suffocation/strangulation, drownings, and lastly, fire/smoke.
Although car accidents still remain the number one, unintentional cause of death to children within the aforementioned age range, these numbers have been on the decline since 2003. The report attributes this decrease to stricter laws governing safety belts/seats for children, as well as public awareness about child safety.
There were 18 deaths reported due to suffocation/strangulation. Of these, 9 of the accidents were due to “roll over or overlay,” which is what occurs when the child is sleeping with the adult, and the adult rolls over onto the child during the night’s rest. The other half of were due to strangulation, a heinous crime to commit intentionally upon anyone, especially a child.
When there is an unintentional drowning, it is common for the accident to occur in a pond or creek outside the parents’ home. The number one issue with this topic is that parents often times believe that their children are safe if they have a life vest on, and neglect to exercise adult supervision. It is important to remember that a life vest or older child is never a sufficient replacement for adult supervision, especially when a young child is near the water’s edge.
Lastly, fire and smoke is the fourth leading cause of unintentional deaths in SC. For the past 10 years, about 10 children a year die due to fire, or the smoke that arose thereafter. Public awareness of this type of emergency situation should contribute to the decline of these residential type accidents.
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