Car Hits Deaf Pedestrians In Olathe

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Police: Car Hits Deaf Pedestrians In Olathe - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas City

Olathe police continue to investigate after three people were hit by a car Tuesday night.

Sgt. Grant Allen told KMBC-TV that the three pedestrians were hearing impaired.

The crash occurred in the 400 block of East Park Street, which is near the Kansas School for the Deaf.

Allen said a man and two women were taken to hospitals in serious condition.
The 65-year-old driver of the car was not hurt.
 
No Blame on Driver Who Hit Three Pedestrians

No Blame on Driver Who Hit Three Pedestrians | fox4kc.com

Prosecutors aren’t expected to file charges against the driver who struck three hearing-impaired pedestrians crossing the street near the Deaf Cultural Center in Olathe Tuesday night.

Police say the driver wasn’t speeding and the pedestrians were crossing the street in a dim area and were not using a crosswalk.

The three people, 90, 76, and 68 years-old had just left an event at the Deaf Cultural Center and were taken to the hospital after the accident, one with critical injuries and the other two with serious injuries but all three are expected to recover.

Police say that the driver of the car remained at the scene and waited for police to arrive.
 
Deaf Crash Victims Should Recover

Friend: Deaf Crash Victims Should Recover - Kansas City News Story - KMBC Kansas City

Three deaf people who are mainstays of the volunteer corps at the Deaf Cultural Center in Olathe are recovering after being hit by a car while they were crossing a street.

The three had just left a meeting at the Deaf Cultural Center, across from the Kansas School for the Deaf on East Park Street.

Police said Robert Garrison, Sue Gordon and Eva Johnson didn't see the car and the driver didn't see them. After the incident, the driver ran into the cultural center to get someone to call 911.

"It doesn't register with you immediately that someone you know and love might be hurt," said Sandra Kelly, a friend of the crash victims. "And (the driver) said, 'They're in the street! They're in the street!' and that's immediately when you kick in to action."

She said that she and others at the center ran out to cover the three victims with coats and blankets until paramedics arrived. While the victims were badly hurt, Kelly said she has heard that all three will recover.

Kelly said it appears the crash had nothing to do with the fact that the three victims are deaf. She said it was likely they were conversing among themselves and never noticed the car on the dark street.

The crash remains under investigation.
 
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