An 8-year-old Missouri girl died Thursday after being involved in a car crash that local authorities blamed on a large pothole.
The accident occurred Monday afternoon when the car Tiler Dildine was traveling in was traveling on East 23rd Street Trafficway in Kansas City. After hitting the pothole, the driver overcorrected, crossed the median and crashed into a Ford F-150 truck.
Dildine’s family said she was hospitalized immediately after the crash, in which two other people were injured, including her mother.
The young woman spent several days on life support, but tests showed no brain activity and she was pronounced dead Thursday, her aunt said. FOX4.
Dildine’s mother, Brittany, remains hospitalized with what could be a broken pelvis and other problems.
The accident took place Monday afternoon when the car Tiler Dildine was riding in slid down a median in Kansas City after the driver overcorrected after hitting the pothole and crashed into a Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Dildine’s family said she was hospitalized immediately after the crash, in which two other people were injured, including her mother.
Officials said the potholes likely won’t be filled until a broken water main can be repaired.
TO GoFundMe Brittany says she has suffered ‘multiple fractures and will have to undergo extensive therapy and due to these circumstances will not be able to work.’
“Without her income, Brittany is worried about how she will be able to cover her expenses while also taking care of her daughter’s medical needs,” Jessica Dean wrote on the page, which aims to raise $12,000.
The unnamed driver of the F-150 was listed in critical condition shortly after the crash.
While the pothole has been blamed for the tragic accident, it has not yet been repaired, with the Missouri Department of Transportation only placing a set of traffic cones around it.
Officials said the potholes likely won’t be filled until a broken water main can be repaired.
A spokesperson for the city of Kansas City said, however, that there are no dirt pipes or water pipes in that area.
The pothole has been a problem for drivers in the region, including Moriah Cox, who was a victim of it just a day before the accident that killed Dildine.
‘It was very difficult, you know? I’m surprised my car went over it. “I’m surprised I didn’t lose control,” Cox said.
A GoFundMe for Brittany (pictured left) says she has suffered “multiple fractures and will need to undergo extensive therapy and due to these circumstances will be unable to work.”
While the pothole has been blamed for the tragic accident, it has not yet been repaired, with the Missouri Department of Transportation only placing a set of traffic cones around it.
The young woman spent several days on life support, but tests showed no brain activity and she was pronounced dead on Thursday.
Both the state DOT and the city said they had not heard any complaints about the pothole before Monday’s accident.
“I called the police,” Cox said, “and the police even said, ‘Oh, did you call 311 to report this?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I did.’ Monday morning. Why are you telling me to call 311, though?
‘I understand the normal bumps. But this is a problem, and especially because someone was shipwrecked and people were hurt, you know what I mean? she added.
McGee described Dildine as a fun-loving girl who her brother prayed for.
‘She’s fun. She is crazy, she runs from one place to another laughing non-stop. She has a brother who is praying for her to be okay,” McGee said.
Dildine’s aunt says her niece will be an organ donor.