[Rick.Donaldson]

I was on the Academy grounds yesterday talking to some people. A story that I have heard is that the driver had been at the pediatric clinic, and was told that her daughter needed to be taken to the Emergency Room at the hospital immediately. (Why they didn’t call an ambulance is a mystery). Apparently, she took off very quickly, talking to someone on her cell phone (perhaps her husband) when she hit Donna. Fearing for the medical condition of her child, she kept right on driving.

Something was bugging me about this message yesterday -- I remember now what it is.... You're not supposed to BE on cellular phones, while driving on the Base. This include Peterson, Schriever, the Academy, NORAD grounds or Carson. If I remember correctly, that's a DOD directive, and the cops generally enforce this. The other thing that bugs me, is if the child had to be in the ER they should have brought over an ambulance, because they have them standing by up there at the Academy.

[LiteKeeper]

I agree 100% with what you have said. Not in anyway to defend the driver, but I can imagine a scenario where a mother, particularly a foreign-born mother, is on the verge of panic about her baby, and is willing to ask forgiveness, rather than permission when it comes to notifying someone of her baby’s condition. I don’t condone it, I am just looking for an explanation.