From the News: Saving a Dog; Losing a Son
Over the 4th of July weekend, a family trying to save a stray dog on the freeway ended up losing a son when a pickup truck traveling a reported 60 mph slammed into their mini-van stopped on the side of the road.
Read the whole story here (time-limited link at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/9104878.htm?1c )
It's a tragic story and made all the more so because the father, a painter, is out of work and the mother just finished a temporary job assignment. They have no medical insurance to cover the hospitalization costs of everyone who was injured (mother and two other children, one who needs more surgery) and no money to cover the funeral costs of their son who died.
I'm not going to moralize on whether or not the family's actions were right or wrong. Under the same circumstances, I don't know if I wouldn't have done the same thing. It's in a lot of people's nature to want to help those who can't help themselves. The fact that it ended up so tragically for the family is so very sad.
According to the news story, a relative set up an account to help the Silveira family with the financial costs. It's at Wells Fargo Bank, account number 201-635-8174, under the Silveira Family Fund.
Authorities are still investigating the accident.
And for the dog: it's safely back with its owners.
Over the 4th of July weekend, a family trying to save a stray dog on the freeway ended up losing a son when a pickup truck traveling a reported 60 mph slammed into their mini-van stopped on the side of the road.
Read the whole story here (time-limited link at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/9104878.htm?1c )
It's a tragic story and made all the more so because the father, a painter, is out of work and the mother just finished a temporary job assignment. They have no medical insurance to cover the hospitalization costs of everyone who was injured (mother and two other children, one who needs more surgery) and no money to cover the funeral costs of their son who died.
I'm not going to moralize on whether or not the family's actions were right or wrong. Under the same circumstances, I don't know if I wouldn't have done the same thing. It's in a lot of people's nature to want to help those who can't help themselves. The fact that it ended up so tragically for the family is so very sad.
According to the news story, a relative set up an account to help the Silveira family with the financial costs. It's at Wells Fargo Bank, account number 201-635-8174, under the Silveira Family Fund.
Authorities are still investigating the accident.
And for the dog: it's safely back with its owners.
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