Prairie Grove mom talks about bike accident outside Prairie Grove High School
Police say the bicycle and car involved in the crash both had obstructed views
Police say the bicycle and car involved in the crash both had obstructed views
Police say the bicycle and car involved in the crash both had obstructed views
According to a police report, there was a collision between a student on a bike and a student driving a car outside of Prairie Grove High School on Wednesday morning.
The report says that the two students had obstructed views of each other before they ran into each other.
Jessica Holmes is the mother of 12-year-old Chandler, who was on the bicycle.
“My daughter was in the crosswalk crossing," Holmes said. "That van blocked the view of the driver and my daughter to where neither one was able to see each other.”
Holmes got the call from a friend about the accident.
“I was just telling myself, OK, she's going to be OK, she's going to be OK," Holmes said.
Holmes and her family live just down the road from the crosswalk and the high school.
“She didn't even know what happened," Holmes said. "One minute, she's on a ride, and there's a thud, and she's on the ground.”
Holmes says that there are too many people worrying about who hit who and that the main focus should be on something else.
“There were two kids involved in an accident, let's focus on if they are OK," Holmes said. "Instead of who, and all this, who did this? Who did that? And who said this? And who said that? Let's just make sure that these girls are OK.”