Dad dies a year after freak accident while riding his daughter's e-scooter

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Isaac Craig was involved in a serious collision while riding his daughter's e-scooter. He was hit by a driver who ran a stop sign while testing out a new tyre on his daughter's e-scooter
A dad has tragically died one year after a freak accident involving his daughter's e-scooter.
In March 2024 Isaac Craig was involved in a serious collision while riding his daughter's e-scooter. He was hit by a driver who ran a stop sign while testing out a new tyre on his daughter's e-scooter near his home in Townsville, Queensland.
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He was rushed to hospital and as a result of his injuries he was left almost completly bedridden and struggled to perform everyday tasks. In a heartbreaking message his stepson, Callum Albert wrote online: "He spent most of his days alone in his room... the smallest things would bring him joy like hearing the kids come and go or having conversations that he never wanted to end. It was his way of holding on to normalcy."
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Callum said that it had been heartbreaking to watch him slowly deteriorate both mentally and physically and explained that on his stepfather's worst days, he would lock himself inside his bedroom and was "slipping further into depression".
But tragically, Issac suffered a heart attack last month, not a direct complication linked to the accident. He was without a flow of oxygen to his brain for 24 minutes before he was revived and rushed to Townsville Hospital, MailOnline reports.
He was placed in ICU where doctors found he had little to no brain activity and a week later Issac's wife Lisa was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support. His grieving family initially faced the possibility of losing their family home but mortgage payments have been paused while the family comes up with a solution.
Callum started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for house expenses, cremation expenses, daily expenses of Issac's wife and daughter and future bills has raised over $3,000. Th page said: "If donations do come, all of it will be given to his widowed wife and she will use it to best herself and their daughter Rebecca's current financial situation.
"She has no idea about any of this (now she does) but I do know this will make her happy cry and to be relieved that even though it's not all the pressure, at least some is taken off her shoulders."
In an update on Friday June 20, Callum said his mother had been aware of the campaign and that she had received his stepfather's ashes. He wrote: "Hey guys it's been a few days, not much has changed, mum has received Isaac's ashes back so he's finally back home with her." He added: "The support has been overwhelmingly substantial! Thank you to everyone who has helped so far."