No parent should have to bury their child, let alone two -- at the same time. A Friday funeral service for two Idaho teenagers killed in a horrific crash will recall how the siblings shared an uncommon connection. The brother and sister died last week in a fatal collision that was so grisly that two emergency first responders were stricken by the death scene: one suffered a heart attack, the other a mental event. Eric Neibaur and Lauren Neibaur, 15 and 13, respectively, died in a horrific head-on collision near the town of McCammon on US 30. They were headed home from a family getaway that included camping and dirt bike riding in Island Park. Their mother and father road ahead in another vehicle -- Eric trailed and Lauren trailed in a …show more content…
Reports say the emergency worker was so overcome while trying to extricate the dead occupants that they suffered a heart attack. Moreover, a police officer on the scene, who met with and tried calming arriving family members during extrication, was "deeply shaken" by the deaths. He was reportedly authorized to take time off to recover from the tragedy of the Idaho fatalities. Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielsen said the Father's Day crash is something the community -- especially those on the scene -- will not soon forget due to its horrific nature. "The difference between this accident and others is that the damage was so horrific and there weren’t any skid marks. All of us have seen death before, but when we have kids that are about the same age it really hits home a bit more than anything else does." Deputy Charles Bannister, who personally knows the Neibaur family, was one of the first officers to arrive on the grim scene. Although three people lost their lives in such a painful way, he was moved by the show of support from locals. Those who helped -- mainly complete strangers -- "had a total and complete loss of concern for
This letter is written by Jonathan Airey regarding my own loss of consortium brought on by the December 23, 2016 car accident involving Stephanie Airey. Stephanie is and always has been a loving spouse and mother to our children. The injuries she sustained on December 23, 2016 incapacitated Stephanie from that time until April 12, 2017. Stephanie’s incapacity was hugely impactful on my life and the lives of our children.
officers that he did not know why they were there, was pushed to the ground and
Friday, April 5, 2013, in the late afternoon, 18 Year old, Jennifer Timmons (“Jennifer”), was driving her parents Jim (“Jim”), and Karen (“Karen”) Timmons, car when, she struck Barry Cary’s (“Barry”), car killing him.
In many scenarios, police officers are not given enough time to make the rational decision between who lives and who dies. When a person’s survival is at risk, it is not uncommon for the body to enter fight or flight mode. Lindsey Betromen, author of the article “Responding with Fight or Flight” states, “The fight or flight syndrome
... is still in the area. The officer should give help to the victim, making sure if only wounded and ambulance is on its way. Investigators must right everything down they can about the scene. After everything has been documented, and the scene is safe, everyone attended to the focus is now on the homicide investigation. The investigators will determine who the victim is; provide the time the death occurred, determine what caused the death and what method was used to get to eradication, and then they will get information that leads them to a suspect (Orthman, Hess, 2013).
After the incident, I began doing some research on teenage car accidents at the advice of the officer who had responded to the scene. What I read about and learned was frightening. In 2008 over three thousand teen deaths occurred, either as a passenger or driver in a ...
“After being examined at the ER, we continued on to the wedding reception. Where, less than 3 hour after this accident, Rachel, Jeff, Sarah, and Haley were able to dance and have a great time! If they had not been wearing their seat belts, they could have been dead. So Please Buckle Up your Seat Belts every time you get in the car!” (www.geocities.com/gargn6/seatbelts.html?200522).
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was first founded in American soldiers who had been traumatized during wars since it can develop when someone has been in or has seen a traumatic event and has felt, according to Nancy Davis, “intense fear, helplessness, or horror”. Many officers can get PTSD from life threatening situations such as, shootings, fires and car accidents. These incidents can cause the development of a more severe PTSD which is more difficult to treat than less severe cases. Police officers have high stress levels during the course of their work day. This stress can affect their families and also their work ethic. High stress levels can be another factor for PTSD because when officers have seen disturbing events it can cause them to stress out because of that event. Many officers can suffer from diffe...
The stressors I had during the initial stages of the call was determining how to respond and making contact with the suspect that is known to be dangerous to law enforcement. The emotions I was feeling were all over the board as I was extremely nervous at what I was going to discover. “At any time during the police officers’ shifts, they may be called upon to respond to situations in which there is a threat to their physical well-being, or physical well-bing of a fellow police officer, or the general public”(Pg, 400). As I arrive all I could think about is where is the suspects were. The suspect is known violent offender and is in a gang. My heart was already pounding because I was responding with lights and sirens to the call. My anxiety was set in full speed trying to figure out how things were going to play out once I arrived. “ These critical incidents are sudden and are perceived in a way that the officer’s coping mechanisms are overwhelmed and the officer is in distress” (Pg, 400). With these types of calls nothing is routine as each call has many factors involved that are not like other domestic violence
Dealing with a grieving adolescent is hard, but as with most human beings, the loss is
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brother had been taken away at such a young age and the only person that
In fall 2008 Ryan Didone was with four of his friends, when he hit a tree with his car. He died at the hospital as 15 years old. Captain Thomas Didone works at the police department, and he is Ryan’s father. He never thought he was those parents who would get a phone call like that. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone. Ryan’s father was with his son, the day he was born, and he unfortunately had to be with his son, the day he died, and he never wishes that to any parents. It was an inexperienced, and immature driver and to high speed at night with some other kids. He was going too fast. Ryan gave serious trauma for the rest of the community.
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Not the parent who buries the child. Most people do NOT experience the pain and devastation of the death of a child. And I truly hope no parent will ever feel the death of their child because they do not deserve it. The pain and devastation are indescribable and single people – and even parents – will never feel this devastation until they experience losing a child themselves. If you love your child, the death of your child is more painful than the death of any of your loved ones, including your own parents.