Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Back over accidents can cause serious personal injuries to children. Unfortunately, back over accidents continue to be reported all of the United States, Canada, and other areas. When a driver is backing a vehicle out of a driveway, parking space, or parking lot, it is often difficult to see small children who may be standing, walking or sitting behind the vehicle. While supervision of children is key to keeping them out of these dangerous situations, close observation and attention should be exercised any time that a driver is backing a vehicle out of a driveway, parking lot, or parking space. Taking a few extra moments and due care can make a world of a difference.
According to a report released by the Wisconsin Child Death Review Counsel, a total of 1,556 children died in Wisconsin between 2007 and 2008, about one-fourth of these deaths were preventable. Among the top five causes of children fatalities were motor vehicle and other transport crashes; asphyxia; homicide; drowning and poisoning. Combining the 308 accidental deaths with the 63 homicides and 31 suicides made up 26.1% of all child deaths within the state.
The El Paso (Texas) Times has reported that a teacher has been criminally indicted by a Grand Jury for assaulting a 9 year old child. The teacher is accused by second degree felony injury to a child. It was reported that the Defendant worked as a teacher at the Canutillo Elementary School. The incident subject to the proceedings involved the alleged dragging of the student by her leg and pulling the student up by her hair. News reports did not contain all of the details of the incidents or any of the circumstances leading up to the incident. The teacher will be entitled to defend himself against these Texas criminal charges through legal representation through a Texas criminal defense attorney or the public defender’s office. You can read more about this story at 
In Morton Texas, police investigators have reported that Don Rives – Football Coach of Morton ISD School, will be prosecuted for felony charges of allegedly assaulting a 6th grade student. See 
In Rockhill, South Carolina, it was reported that a 6 week old child was found unresponsive by the child care provider – Elizabeth Home Daycare. At the time of the incident, it was later discovered that the day care center was supervising or attempting to supervise four times more children than it was licensed to supervise. Fire rescue / emergency responders arrived on the scene and made attempts to revive the child who was later transported to Piedmont Medical Center. The day care center was licensed to care for 5 children yet the day care center had 20 children in the home day care center.
In Kyle, Texas, a 10 week old child died from serious injuries that may have been sustained at a day care center. Investigators did not believe that the injuries were consistent with the information provided by the day care owner who was arrested and then later released out of jail on bail. See also 
The Nye County (Nevada) Sheriff’s Department recently arrested 2 school aides, a teacher, and the principal assigned to Floyd Elementary School located in Pahrump, Nevada. The allegations involve the unreasonable physical punishment of four mentally challenged students. Special needs children have a right to be taught in a nurturing environment not one that constitutes or even approaches abuse. It was reported that the children’s special needs stemmed from speech challenges, cerebral palsy, and hearing impairment. The abuse may have been going ton for two years according to detectives assigned to the case. The investigation is ongoing and may yield additional evidence and information regarding the actions and inactions of the school staff. You can read more about this story at