2 hurt in crash near Orfordville
ORFORDVILLE -- A 6-year-old girl survived after falling out of a sport-utility vehicle as it rolled over in a one-vehicle crash around 9:30 p.m. Friday, the Rock County Sheriff’s Department reports.
The girl and the driver, 29 year-old Tina L. Heinle of Orfordville, were treated for non-life threatening injuries at Beloit Memorial Hospital.
Slippery roads and speed contributed to the crash on South County K near West Cleophas Road, about 6 miles south of Orfordville, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
“Heinle lost control of her vehicle on the slippery roadway. The vehicle swerved off the road and struck the snow-covered embankment on the east side of the road. The vehicle then rolled over one and a half times, ejected the 6 year-old child and came to rest on its passenger side,” according to the news release.
“Heinle was not wearing her seat belt, and a child booster seat was not utilized,” the release states.
Mar 1, 2008 at 7:56 p.m.
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Did anyone ask if she was using her cell phone at the time? It wouldn't surprise me if that was the reason.
Mar 1, 2008 at 7:44 p.m.
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Why was she going so fast if the roads were slippery. people need to start slowing down more when the conditions are bad out.and why wasnt her child in a car seat. I hope she got a tickett for that.
Mar 1, 2008 at 2:57 p.m.
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Alcohol was NOT a factor, the sheriff's department said. -- Reporter Frank Schultz
Mar 1, 2008 at 2:19 p.m.
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Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
Mar 1, 2008 at 12:16 p.m.
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The LAW in Wisconsin: Children must be in a car seat until they reach age 4 and in a booster seat until they reach age 8
My kids are always properly buckled, but I sure see a lot of kids getting picked up at school, and around town who are not. Maybe we need some kind of awareness campaign?
Mar 1, 2008 at 11:10 a.m.
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I'm glad nobody got hurt, but hope the driver is awarded with a very hefty fine and some jail time. Having an infant unsecured in a vehicle is absolutely inexcusable. I'd be interested to see, in a follow-up article, whether alcohol was a factor. Given the time of the crash, it's a fair bet.
Mar 1, 2008 at 10:17 a.m.
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Glad to see the word "accident" was not used as this crash (speed + conditions) and the result (ejection from vehicle) were both completely avoidable. It was a small miracle that neither sustained serious injury.
Mar 1, 2008 at 9:55 a.m.
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If you truly love your child, you'll properly restrain them AND YOURSELF in a moving motor vehicle. No excuses.
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