Deaf Alabama Man Killed In Early Morning Crash

Deaf man killed in crash off Taylor Road in Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Montgomery police say a Deaf Montgomery man was killed in a single-car wreck early this morning.

Police say 34-year-old Rodney Vaughans, Jr. was killed when his car hit a tree. The wreck happened around 5AM in the 300 block of Taylor Road North near Brownwood Lane. Police are still investigating what led up to the crash.

SOURCE - AlabamaNews

A Montgomery man was killed in a crash early Friday morning.

According to Montgomery Police Captain Regina Duckett, at around 5 a.m. officers and fire medics responded to the 300 block of Taylor Road North in reference to a single-vehicle crash involving a 2009 Dodge Charger. The driver, Rodney Vaughans Jr., 34, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Duckett said an investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling north on Taylor Road North when it left the roadway near Brownwood Lane and hit a tree.

SOURCE - WSFA

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Deaf Grandma's Dog Stabbing To Death

Australian teenager is accused of breaking into a Deaf 80-year-old woman's home and stabbing her small dog to death.

LOGAN CITY -- A teenager is accused of breaking into a frail Deaf woman's home before stabbing her loving lap dog to death while she was asleep in her room.

Police will allege the teenager broke into the 80-year-old woman's Mount Gravatt on the evening of May 19 before beginning to rifle through her belongings.

It's alleged as the 17-year-old Daisy Hill boy reached the woman's room and found her sleeping inside with her two-year-old dog.

The teenager allegedly stabbed the pup to death using an unknown weapon before taking a number of the woman's valuables including jewellery before fleeing the scene.

The woman did not wake up during the alleged home invasion or slaying of her dog and sadly awoke the next morning to find it stabbed to death.

She immediately called police who opened up a forensic crime scene.

He was arrested by police 11 days later and charged with with six counts of burglary and commit indictable offence.

He was also charged with four counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence, two counts of possessing dangerous drugs and one count each of serious animal cruelty, obstruct police and failure to take precaution in respect to a syringe as the teenager is under 18 he will be dealt with under the provisions of the youth Justice Act in Queensland, Australia.

SOURCE - DailyMail

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Deaf Father Shot & Killed In Arizona

Family and friends seek justice after Deaf father shot and killed in West Phoenix.

PHOENIX -- Family and friends are asking for justice after a father and member of the Deaf community was shot and killed outside of a Phoenix apartment complex.

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It happened Monday morning near 59th Avenue and Indian School Road.

Family members say 23-year-old Gary Herrera stepped outside for a cigarette break when a car with two men inside pulled up.

Police say a friend heard a gunshot and the car fled. Herrera was taken to an area hospital but died shortly after.

"He was an amazing father," said Angelica Sanchez, who has a 3-year-old son with Herrera.

"Hurt, shocked, I have no words," Jill Quiyo, who says she helped raise Herrera, said.

Loved ones held a car wash on Saturday to raise money for funeral funds.

They're asking for whoever is responsible to come forward and turn themselves into police.

"Whoever has seen something, you know what happened," Quiyo said. "Please speak about it. Please. We need justice for Gary."

Phoenix police say they're looking for an older model four door sedan with faded red paint and two African American men.

They're offering a reward of up to $1,000. If you have information, please call the Phoenix Police Deparmtent or Silent Witness by calling: 480-WITNESS.

SOURCE - ABC15

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Deaf Man Dies In New Jersey Hit-and-Run

19-year-old facing slew of charges after fatal crash that killed Deaf FedEx employee in New Jersey.

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Jersey City police were looking for two people Tuesday night, after an out-of-control vehicle crashed and killed a man waiting at a bus stop.

As CBS2’s Valerie Castro reported, authorities said the stolen sport-utility vehicle killed a man waiting for a bus. A 16-year-old was being questioned late Tuesday.

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Confirming that the pedestrian that was fatally struck by a vehicle this morning in Jersey City has been identified as a male in his 30's. The fatality occurred in the immediate area of Communipaw Ave & Kennedy Blvd. Continue to avoid this area as the police investigate.

The crash happened around 4:50 Tuesday morning. The out-of-control SUV slammed into the intersection of Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

The victim in the incident died instantly after he was hit. On Tuesday night, CBS2 has learned the victim may never even have realized what was about to happen.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s office said police were trying to pull over the stolen vehicle, which was seen speeding and running traffic lights when it slammed into a light post and crashed into a bus shelter.

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Umar King, 33, was standing inside waiting for the bus. He wound up thrown down the street and was killed on impact.

A collection of candles paid tribute to King’s memory late Tuesday.

King’s friend, who is hearing-impaired, said King was also hard of hearing and likely did not even know the car was careening toward him.

“The car - too fast, boom,” King’s friend said. “Can’t hear; not hearing.”

“I just saw a person on the floor and that’s it,” added Carmen Rodriguez of Jersey City. “It was sad.”

After the impact, people inside the car were caught on video as they got out and took off running down Kennedy Boulevard.

Prosecutors said the stolen vehicle was speeding and ignoring traffic signals. Police were dispatched to chase it.

“There were three individuals in the suspect vehicle. They fled,” said Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. “One individual was caught, a male 16-year-old. He was detained for questioning.”

The crash destroyed the bus shelter and left debris everywhere.

“Now we don’t even have a bus stop. They took it all. I just feel bad for the family,” Rodriguez said.

The entire corner was ripped apart, and debris was everywhere. Pieces of the bus shelter were thrown in the street and on the sidewalk, and a traffic light was dismantled and bent.

The Prosecutor’s office said it is believed the officers did as they were trained when trying to stop the vehicle.

“It appears at first glance – again, this is all investigation – that officer was following protocol,” Suarez said. “That too is under investigation.”

Police late Tuesday were still searching for the other two people seen in the video running away.

Another driver was also hit by the speeding car. That victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with minor injuries and has since been released.

SOURCE -- CBSNews

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Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Oklahoma City Police

Oklahoman Deaf man holding pipe fatally shot by corrupt police officer.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- KOCO: A Deaf man is dead and the Oklahoma City police officer who shot him is on leave following an incident on the southeast side.

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Authorities said Tuesday night’s officer-involved shooting near Southeast 57th Street and South Shields Boulevard started with a hit-and-run accident. It quickly escalated to a shooting right up the street.

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The suspect, 35-year-old Magdiel Sanchez, was shot and killed by a police officer outside his parents’ home after he approached officers while armed with a pipe. His neighbors said Sanchez was Deaf and nonverbal.

“He had this in his right hand and was holding it up,” Capt. Bo Mathews said.

Sanchez’s father left the scene of a crash and drove to the home, police said. When officers arrived, Sanchez confronted the officers.

“As Mr. Sanchez came off the porch, he started advancing to the second officer,” Mathews said. “As he started going toward these officers with a pipe in his hand, the officers discharged their weapons.”

One officer fired a stun gun while the other used his gun, hitting and killing Sanchez.

Cellphone video from a neighbor shows the moments directly after Sanchez was shot and officers rendered aid. Neighbor Julio Rayos said he screamed at officers that Sanchez was Deaf and believed he might have been confused.

“They killed an innocent man,” Rayos said. “He was never aggressive to nobody. He was a real nice guy. I don’t think he deserved to die like that.”

The officer who used the gun is now on paid administrative leave. The district attorney will determine if the shooting was justified.

SOURCE - KOCO

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Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Louisiana Deputy

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LINCOLN PARISH, LA -- Louisiana's sheriffs and deputies claim a Deaf man was shot and killed after he opened fire on an officer--but they destroyed the video taken by a witness who says they are lying. A storm of controversy is brewing in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, after a police officer killed a Deaf electrical engineer this past week in broad daylight outside Simsboro High School in Lincoln Parish.

The man, Joshua Cloud, was a graduate of the University of Alabama’s School of Engineering. By all accounts, he was a happy, healthy, respectful, generous and kind human being. But by the official police statements, he shot at a police officer and was gunned down as a result. The only problem with the official story is that it does not match up with an eye witness accounts of the shooting.

One witness is calling Cloud’s death an act of “murder.” Quintin Crowe is a school security guard at Simsboro High. He said he was taking a smoke break when he heard a police taser being deployed. Crowe said he grabbed his camera and began recording. He observed a white male wrestling and fighting with an officer.

The man began asking the officer, shouting in fear, “What did I do?” Crowe said the officer deployed a K9 police dog on the man and said the man “busted a move” and he believed began to run in the opposite direction. It was at that instant that the shots rang out and Crowe said he saw the man fall, laying lifeless on the ground. Here’s Crowe’s first-hand account of what he saw:

Even though Crowe never once mentioned seeing the man with a gun, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department issued the following statement, saying not only did Cloud have a gun, but he shot the deputy first!

Sheriff Stone’s statements stand in stark contrast to the eyewitness account, as well as the character witness testimony of dozens of Cloud’s friends—many of whom now believe the police are covering up a murder... Read More at The Free Thought Project.

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Police Shoot, Kill Deaf Man After Order To Stop

Mardan Police shoot Deaf man dead for ignoring spoken order to stop at checkpoint in Pakistan.

MARDAN, Pakistan -- Police shot dead a vendor it had mistaken for a suicide bomber in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Mardan district on Thursday.

The vendor riding a cycle did not respond to police calls to stop at judicial complex check post, Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Mumtaz Khan told journalists.

According to local people, the vendor was Deaf and had been selling clothes in the area for the last 15 years to run his household. He was shifted to Sheeran Khota where he will be buried.

Locals protested outside the Mardan Press Club and raised slogans against, what they called, police brutality, demanding that a case of murder be registered against the responsible personnel.

When the bomb disposal squad officials checked the bike’s carrier, they found nothing except bundles of clothes that the vendor was selling in the district, the DSP added.

The deceased, identified as Olas Khan was taken to Mardan medical complex where he succumbed to his injuries.

On February 3, a 27-year-old man was shot dead by police firing in Islamabad after he allegedly did not stop when a police official signaled him to.

Police and other law enforcement agencies have been on high alert since the recent wave of terrorism in the country that claimed more than 100 lives.

SOURCE - Tribune

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Deaf Drug Dealer & User Slain in Philippines

RAW VIDEO: Deaf Filipino man gunned down while setting in the corner on Manila street.

MANILA, Philippines -- The gruesome scenes of alleged drug dealer found shot dead in Manila on Friday are growing increasingly common as police wage a bloody war on narcotics.

A Deaf drug dealer was left for dead after being shot by a plain-clothes police officer, his bullet ridden body slumped face down in a dimly lit corner on the Manila street, soaked in his own pool of blood dripping onto the concrete pavement. Death toll rises as Philippines intensifies war on drugs.

Since June 30, when President Rodrigo Duterte took power and launched his war against drug traffickers and users, the police have reported over 3,000 drug-related killings, including 1,105 people killed in police operations up to Sept, 16.

Police revised that number down from 3,541, as reported earlier by the Philippine police chief Ronald Bato.

SOURCE - CNN

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Deaf Man Killed In Alabama Train Accident

Deaf man killed by train accident in Clanton, Alabama.

CLANTON, Alabama -- A man killed Wednesday in a pedestrian-train collision was Deaf and didn’t hear the train coming, according to Clanton Police.

The accident happened Wednesday afternoon at the crossing on 2nd Ave in downtown Clanton. The man has been identified as 62-year-old Danny Wade Reeves of Alabama.

Police say the crossing was equipped with functional crossing bars, lights, and signs at the time of the collision.

“There’s no way he would have heard it. And apparently he just simply didn’t see the train coming,” said Clanton Police Chief Keith Maddox.

Maddox says trains can be dangerous if you do not pay attention to the crossings, and he says those who are hearing impaired need to pay even closer attention to the signals.

“They just need to remind their loved ones to be extra cautious, extra attentive when they reach a railroad crossing because this crossing was well marked. It had the Rs, the lights, everything. So they just need to pay extra attention when they come to those kinds of locations.”

We checked records from the Federal Railroad Administration, which show this is the second incident at this crossing and the first fatal one. The only other report was a train-car collision back in 1978. That collision involved a train and a vehicle. The driver was hurt but survived.

SOURCE - WIAT 42

Deaf Woman Killed in the DC Hit-and-Run

Deaf Woman killed in the District's Columbia neighborhood hit-and-run.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- District's Columbia police are searching for a black SUV that is believed to be the car driven in a hit and run early Tuesday morning.

Police say the driver hit and killed a Deaf woman early outside her apartment in Northwest, District's Columbia.

Police say the SUV was going north on 14th Street when it hit a woman in a crosswalk, killing a fixture of the neighborhood.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Cole, 54,was Deaf. She couldn’t speak well, but she made a statement.

"Always a happy-go-lucky person as far as I know," said neighbor Dorothy Sharpe.

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Sharpe lives in Hubbard Place. Cole lived on the fourth floor. Early Tuesday morning, she was waiting at a nearby bus stop.

Mack Ferguson watched Cole get up and cross the street. That’s when he heard a black SUV accelerate before hitting her.

Cole was pronounced dead at the hospital.

"I hate to see anything like that. Right in front of me. Nothing I could do about it," said Furgeson.

Police are still investigating. Those who live there say it was only a matter of time.

"The message here is for people to slow down on 14th Street," said neighbor Mike Jay. "That's the message. And adhere to the crosswalk."

It's a plea friends say cannot fall on deaf ears, like those of Cole.

Neighbors say Cole lived alone. She had two grown children. Property managers say they’re still trying to contact them.

Police have their special Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit on this case. You can text tips anonymously to 50411.

SOURCE - WUSA9

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Deaf Man Dies After Florida 'Road Rage' Incident

Man killed in apparent road rage incident in Coral Springs, Florida was legally Deaf, friends say.

CORAL SPRINGS, Florida -- Detectives say it's unclear whether charges will be filed. A man who was killed Thursday in an apparent road-rage incident in Coral Springs was legally Deaf and used sign language to communicate, the victim's friend told Local 10 News on Friday.

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"He had that disability. He was hearing impaired, but nonetheless he was a very productive member of society. He worked at a job and he had a normal life as best as it could be," family friend and chaplain, Ken McLymont, said.

Coral Springs police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said Paul Peterman, 37, of Margate, was airlifted to a hospital after being involved in an altercation with another driver that ended in the area of Atlantic Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Coral Springs.

He was pronounced dead later in the day.

Kmiotek said the other driver, identified as Joshua Tullis, 37, of Coral Springs, fled the scene, but has since contacted detectives.

Kmiotek said he is cooperating with investigators, and it's unclear whether charges will be filed against him.

Authorities have not said how Peterman died, but said that they are still interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.

Kmiotek said he was not stabbed, nor shot.

Loved ones said Peterman was an Eagle Scout and was involved in theater. He was also a warehouse manager at a professional lighting company and was engaged to be married.

Anyone who witnessed the altercation is asked to call Coral Springs police, or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

SOURCE - LOCAL110

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Paul Peterman, a 37-year old Deaf man, was killed last Thursday (October 13) in a road rage incident in southern Florida. The other driver is a 37-year old Joshua Tullis, who is a firefighter with the county sheriff's office. The cause of death has not been determined and no charges have been filed, but the investigation is ongoing. Watch The Raw Cell Phone Video. Story at the Daily Moth's Article.

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Deaf Boy’s Service Dog Killed in Hit and Run

Deaf News: Anchorage family wants justice after 12-year-old Deaf boy’s service dog killed in hit and run.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A broken red collar is a reminder that there’s something missing at Valerie Anderson’s East Anchorage home.

It’s the collar that belonged to Scooby Doo, the family’s labrador retriever, who was 12-year-old J.J. Anderson’s best friend.

J.J has special needs and wears cochlear implants to hear. The family got Scooby to be a companion for J.J just in case something went wrong.

“When Scooby was 6 months old, he detected a seizure for my son and brought him out of it really quick,” said Anderson.

The pair had a daily routine, a walk through their neighborhood and over to Boniface Parkway, then a quick stop at Anderson’s job at Alaska Pretrial Services, before heading back home.

But on their last walk down Bonficace Parkway Thursday morning, Scooby was hit and killed near 22nd Street by a driver in a black truck. Instead of stopping, the Anchorage Police Departmnet says the driver sped off.

Cindy Jicinsky was one of the drivers who, seeing Scooby in the road and J.J crying on the sidewalk, stopped to help.

“He was obviously very distraught,” said Jicinsky. “The dog may have run into the road but still, if you hit somebody’s animal, you definitely should stop and take ownership of that.”

APD officers and two gentlemen helped J.J. get to Anderson’s office where they broke the news.

“It’s unacceptable,” said Anderson. “You just don’t leave a child like that, you know? I was bewildered by it.”

Those sentiments were shared by her boss, Dennis Johnson, who put his feelings into a Facebook post, directed toward the driver who fled: “Thank God the leash broke when you sped up to flee. He will heal from his physical wounds but probably not the emotional ones!!!!”

“I was just so mad,” said Johnson of how he felt Thursday night. “It was a rant, that’s all it was.”

His rant sparked kindness from the community, in the form of words and donations, including “an envelope of 5s and 10s and 20s” that the Alaska Pretrial Services office received.

Anderson says, judging by the overwhelming support from the community, it’s clear that Scooby was more than just J.J.’s dog.

“Scooby was loved by everybody,” she said. “A lot of people know who Scooby was, they know who J.J. is and it’s been an outpouring of love since it happened. And I can’t thank people enough for it.”

She says even though she and J.J. can’t get Scooby back, they know they’re not alone in the healing process.

APD says its looking for a black truck in this hit-and-run case. If caught, the driver will receive a citation and have to pay a $500 fine.

SOURCE - KTVA

How Deaf Drivers Can Be Safe From Police

After Deaf man is killed by cop, here's how hearing impaired drivers can be safe in the United States.

NEW YORK CITY -- The recent fatal shooting of a Deaf driver by a police officer in North Carolina has raised questions about safety for hearing impaired motorists.

Jennifer Labriola, the principal of the New York School for the Deaf who drives to work each day, told Inside Edition through a sign language interpreter that if a hearing impaired driver is pulled over, "you tell the police officer you're Deaf and 'I need to write this down.' You point to your ear."

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Family of Deaf Father Killed by Police Speak Out

Deaf News: Family members of Deaf father killed by North Carolina trooper speak out to the media in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Donors raised more than $2,600 for the family of the hearing impaired man killed when a state trooper shot him Thursday. Daniel Harris’ family says they will use the money to pay for his cremation.

Troopers say Harris was speeding and failed to pull over on I-485 Thursday night. When he did stop on Seven Oaks Dr., Trooper Jermaine Saunders says Harris advanced. That’s when he says he shot.

His immediate family members are also hearing impaired. His brother, Jay Harris, spoke to WCCB Charlotte through a sign language interpreter. “He was unarmed,” said Jay Harris. “And he is a Deaf individual, and I think that he was just afraid.”

Jay Harris thinks his brother was unaware Trooper Saunders was trying to pull him over for speeding. Trooper Saunders says he shot Harris because he was advancing and not following commands.

“He could not hear their warnings. He could not hear their commands to stop or to stay away from them,” said Jay Harris.

Harris was a father of a four-year-old little boy. Family says his mother is in the hospital with a heart issue since the shooting.

“He was shot, and now we’re left with nothing,” said Jay Harris.

They want the state to document in the DMV system when a driver is Deaf to alert officers when they pull over someone who is hearing impaired.

“What is wrong with us, and what is wrong with a system that allows this to continue to happen? It needs to stop,” said Jay Harris. “Daniel’s death represents that he is a hero in our Deaf community. He will raise awareness on this issue so that we can prevent this from happening to other Deaf people in our community.”

SOURCE - WCCB

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Deaf Man Killed In Shooting By State Police

Deaf man fatally shot by trooper after chase in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- A man killed by a state trooper in Charlotte after a traffic stop escalated into a chase is Deaf, according to neighbors.

Investigators say Trooper Jermaine Saunders attempted to pull over a Volvo on 485 for speeding. However, they say the driver, Daniel Kevin Harris, did not stop.

The chase continued off 485, to Rocky River Road exit, eventually ending at Seven Oaks Drive with both vehicles damaged.

"I was here in my driveway and I saw the highway patrol car come through and it was smoking really bad," said Mark Barringer. "About 10 seconds later, I heard one gunshot."

Barringer says when he went to take a closer look, he saw Harris in the middle of the street. He died just a few feet from his front door. Several neighbors have put flowers near where Harris took his final breaths.

"It was surreal, you just don't expect to see something like that," said Barringer. "When the gunshot went off, it was scary."

Detectives say Trooper Saunders and Harris got into "an encounter" before he fired his weapon. Neighbors say Harris' car spun out of control and was shot almost immediately after exiting the vehicle.

They say Harris was likely trying to communicate with the trooper using sign language before he was killed.

"They should've deescalated and been trained to realize that this is an entirely different situation, you're pulling someone over who is Deaf, they are handicapped," said Barringer. "To me, what happened is totally unacceptable."

Trooper Saunders has been placed on administrative leave.

The SBI is leading the investigation. They say they will review dash and body cam videos from Highway Patrol and CMPD.

SOURCE - WCNC

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Deaf Brazilian Man Executed During Robbery

Deaf News: Security camera captures young Deaf man executed during robbery for not responding thugs in Brazil.

Featured on LiveLeak , the footage of a Deaf young man shot and killed by five armed bandits during a robbery on the vehicle that was the route Sao Paulo.

According to the passengers, he was able to identify more than 5 shots. The case was referred to the police to continue the investigation.

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Deaf Couple Killed In Hit-and-Run By Semi Truck

Deaf couple killed in hit-and-run by semi truck in florida. Camera image of a truck believed to be identified in a fatal hit and run crash.

FORT PIERCE, Florida -- The Florida Highway Patrol has identified a person of interest in the fatal hit-and-run crash that left two young people dead Monday evening on Florida’s Turnpike near mile marker 166 in Fort Pierce.

Robert Bates, a 68-year-old resident of Sanford, Florida, was identified as a person of interest in the accident that killed 19-year-old Mariah A. King and 24-year-old Vincent T. Mathews as they attempted to change a tire on their PT Cruiser around 8 p.m., according to Sgt. Mark Wysocky, spokesman for FHP.

The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

Earlier Tuesday morning FHP investigators traveled to Orlando to question a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run wreck. They told WPTV that they had spoken with the suspect and had recovered the rig.

However, Tuesday evening FHP said in a media release that investigators did not find the person of interest at home and had not recovered the 2006 Peterbuilt tractor-trailer believed to have been involved in the fatal accident. Investigators did speak with representatives of Mercer Transport of Louisville, Ky., the registered owner of the semi, regarding the investigation and said company officials were cooperating.

WPTV reached out to family members of both victims but they declined to comment. However, they said they were devastated. One family member did confirm the two were visiting friends further south and were on their way back home to Lakeland. FHP investigators called the site tragic.

"Anytime you're attempting to change your tire and a car veered off the road and hit the people…it's going to be a tragic site," said Sgt. Wysocky. Both victims are former students of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind... Read The Full Story.

UPDATE: Recovered in the Orlando-Sanford area - FHP finds tractor trailer suspected of deadly hit and run crash in Fort Pierce.

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Mother Kills Her Two Deaf Children

A hearing mother kills her two Deaf children, commits suicide in India.

UTTAR PRADESH -- Unable to witness the plight of her two Deaf children, a 30-year-old woman allegedly killed them before committing suicide in Hamirpur district.

According to the sources, the woman was upset over the disabilities of the children. Husband of the woman works in Shimla while she was living with the minor children in Jharrajputan village of the district, police said.

Last night, she allegedly fed Sulphas tablets to the two children and later consumed it herself, police said. After consuming the poisonous tablet she called up her husband to inform about it, police said.

The youngest child, a girl, died on the spot while the woman and the son succumbed in a hospital later, police said.

"I am fed with my life and can not bear the stress anymore" these were the words wrote by Vandana Sharma before she hung herself to ceiling fan of her house. On Wednesday when neighbors discovered foul smell they got suspicious after which the door of the house was made to open.

Vandna Sharma's body was found hanging with ceiling fan while dead three kids were in bedroom. She killed them by smothering pillow. Two were girls and a son was two and half years old who was Deaf by birth. Her Husband is posted in Ratnagiri and stays there most of the time. Vandana Sharma could not bear the the stress and ended up her and three innocent kids lives.

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