Davenport Toddler Hospitalized After Being Hit By SUV

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:09:00 GMT

A Davenport toddler is in serious but stable condition after she was hit by a car while trying to get ice cream. The accident happened on Tuesday night in 700 block of West 14^th Street.

Darriae Hopson, 2, was crossing the street to meet the ice cream truck when an SUV hit her, according to police.

The SUV was driven by Charleston Walker, 18, of Davenport, police said. At the time of the accident Walker was driving on a suspended license and had no car insurance.

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Car Hits Davenport School Bus

Shannon Weidemann — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:21:26 GMT

A school bus from the Davenport public schools was hit by a car. The car & bus accident happened on Tuesday in winter road conditions on West 49th Street near Ditmer Street.

The driver of the car

was driving on a slushy West 49th Street, down a hill and around a curve, when her car slid into oncoming traffic and hit a Davenport school bus head-on. The bus ended up in a nearby snow drift. Black's car rotated counter-clockwise and came to rest in the road.

One student on the bus was injured when she hit her head on a window but did not want to be treated by the paramedics that responded to the scene. The women in the car and her passenger were both injured, taken to a local hospital for treatment and released. The police issued citations to the driver of the car for driving too fast for the road condition and having no insurance.

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Shannon Weidemann

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Davenport Toddler Hospitalized After Being Hit By SUV

Car Hits Davenport School Bus