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2 days ago
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14-year-old girl struck by vehicle, severely injured at Lehi Rodeo grounds
LEHI, Utah (ABC4) — A 14-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Lehi Friday night, according to Lehi police. Police said she suffered severe head trauma in the accident. Just before 11:15 p.m. on May 30, police received 'several calls' regarding an accident in the area of 500 West and 100 North, in front of the Lehi Rodeo grounds. A multi-stake dance was reportedly being held at the Rodeo grounds, and as youth were leaving the dance, a 14-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle heading south on 500 West. Witnesses and officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived, police said. The girl was then taken by ambulance to a local hospital before being Life-Flighted to a hospital in Salt Lake City. She reportedly suffered severe head trauma in the accident. Police said her current medical condition is unknown at this time. The driver involved in the incident cooperated with Lehi police. The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed at this time. No further information is currently available. Live Stream Schedule for ABC4's online streaming app: News4Utah+ Australian actor raising money to cryogenically preserve teen son ABC4 on Fire TV: How to get News4Utah+ streaming app on your TV ABC4 on Apple TV: How to get News4Utah+ streaming app ABC4 on Roku: How to get the News4Utah+ app on your TV Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
RNZ News
4 days ago
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Parents of teen who died playing bull rush 22 years ago want community to condemn Run It trend
A RunIt event in Auckland. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Photosport There are mounting calls for sports stars and influencers to come out publicly against the dangers of the run it straight craze, including from the family of a man who died of head trauma over 20 years ago. This week Palmerston North 19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite died when he was injured in a tackle game with friends. His uncle Pete has issued a public plea for rugby and rugby players, and social media influencers, to use their platforms to speak out about the risks. That plea has received further backing. William Cranswick was also 19 when he died after suffering head injuries in a game of bull rush following a night drinking at notorious Palmerston North bar The Fitz in September 2003. The tragedy 22 years ago was brought back home to his parents Rod and Belinda this week when they heard the news of Ryan Satterthwaite. "Ryan's death really touched a raw nerve with us. These deaths are highly preventable," Rod Cranswick said. "We totally understand the suffering and pain that Ryan's family are going through. It's a parent's worst nightmare." Rod and Belinda Cranswick heard Pete Satterthwaite's call for action on RNZ. "We endorse Pete's comment. I thought he spoke very very well and right to the point re sports stars condemning this behaviour," Rod Cranswick said. "It's not up to the politicians to legislate, but this is a community responsibility and everyone needs to step up to the mark and condemn this activity." He said that would even extend to, for example, people walking past a park who might see something taking place. "I think if someone does have the guts to go and say, 'Listen, this can lead to a tragedy. This has already happened on a couple of occasions.' Just have the guts to try and influence them to stop it." Ryan Satterthwaite. Photo: Instagram And influencing people to stop taking part in Run It was what Rod Cranswick hoped people with public recognition would do, so the message got through. "Young people are really influenced by social media and also sports stars - they have a huge influence on our young. They are the role models and followed religiously. "We need to listen to our medical experts, who are also condemning this behaviour. "In our case having to switch off Willie's life support because of a severe brain injury was our worst nightmare." At Ryan Satterthwaite's old college, Palmerston North Boys' High School, Rector David Bovey had already planned to speak to students about Run It this week. Like a growing number of schools it's banned the craze, and Bovey said when news about Satterthwaite came through it added weight to the warnings. "I spoke to the seniors again yesterday about the risks involved. We talked about Ryan and the fact that could be any one of the boys sitting in front of me, because [they] don't think about consequences, it's as simple as that. "What seems like a bit of fun can have a devastating impact, as we've seen." This week's incident was top of mind at the school, so much so that when there was a collision on the school's courts between two students some immediately asked if they were playing Run It Straight. They weren't. "But, I guess with what's happened there's a really heightened awareness of what's going on. I don't think it's going to stop kids from playing, but we've told the boys categorically not to get involved in it at school." Bovey also backs the call for people with social media presence to speak out. Principals' Federation vice-president Jason Miles said even children supposedly too young to use social media were influenced by it, although the Run It craze hadn't spread too far through primary schools. When a viral craze arose, knowing when to say something was tricky. "It can be a catch 22, because if you talk about them you're also informing children about them, including those who haven't had access to them. "It's a balancing act that principals need to take because it's looking at the safety of the children who are perhaps being influenced, but also trying not for it to be a wider problem." There is no nationwide edict from officials to schools about Run It. Ministry of Education leader of operations and integration Sean Teddy said schools had autonomy to make rules on many matters. "We know that health and safety is a priority for all schools, and we are confident that the decisions they make will reflect their strong commitment to creating safe, supportive, and inclusive environments where all students can thrive." He said the ministry was available to provide advice and guidance where needed. "While schools are not required to inform the ministry of the rules they adopt, we would expect schools to communicate with and, where appropriate, consult their parent communities as part of the decision-making process."
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Health
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Calls for sports stars, influencers to speak out against RUN IT
There are mounting calls for sports stars and influencers to come out publicly against the dangers of run it-type games, including from the family of a man who died of head trauma over 20 years ago. Palmerston North 19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite died when he was injured in a tackle game with friends. His uncle Pete has issued a public plea for rugby and rugby players, and social media influencers, to use their platforms to speak out. Jimmy Ellingham reports.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Brain surgeon testifies John O'Keefe died from fall on frozen ground in Karen Read trial
John O'Keefe died from falling backwards and hitting his head on frozen ground, according to a Yale-educated brain surgeon who testified Wednesday in the murder trial of Karen Read. Read, 45, is accused of killing her then-boyfriend, the 46-year-old O'Keefe, by hitting him with her 2021 Lexus SUV on Jan. 29, 2022, then leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard in Canton, Massachusetts, about 20 miles south of Boston. The head trauma and skull fractures he sustained, coupled with hypothermia from the cold, would not have killed him immediately, according to Dr. Aizik Wolf, who testified he treated many similar injuries in his career working in Minneapolis. "The only way he could get this kind of an injury was to fall backwards, hit the back of his head, and then the resulting energy forces going into his brain, into the base of his skull," he told the jury during questioning from special prosecutor Hank Brennan. Karen Read Trial Witness Faces Brutal Cross-examination Over Vehicle Data O'Keefe suffered "a classic blunt-trauma injury," Wolf said. Read On The Fox News App O'Keefe fell backwards and hit his head, Wolf said, and the force of the impact fractured his skull and later resulted in "raccoon eyes," which look like black eyes. "This is what happens when soft tissue hits a solid ground," he testified. Swelling in the victim's brain would have killed him under normal circumstances, usually within 24 to 48 hours, according to Wolf. Some victims have died in as little as one to three. In the January nor'easter, O'Keefe's body temperature also tanked. When paramedics found him at 6 a.m., his temperature was just 80 degrees, below the threshold for what medical professionals call "severe hypothermia." Wolf said he treated many patients with similar injuries early in his career, when he worked in a Minneapolis trauma center. The city can be brutally cold during winter. Many of the wounds were fatal. Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice. Others involved people who fell over after suffering a heart attack. "This testimony from Dr. Wolf sets up the commonwealth's argument for count 2, the involuntary manslaughter charge," said Grace Edwards, a Massachusetts defense attorney who is following the case. "The commonwealth will argue to the jury that if they cannot find that Karen Read caused John O'Keefe's death intentionally, counts 1 and 3, then her driving or sideswipe of him and then leaving him injured was the wanton and reckless act, which contributed to his death, then they should find Karen Read guilty of count 2." Expert Witness In Karen Read Murder Trial Caught With 'Errors' Inflating His Credentials According to Wolf's bio at the Miami Neuroscience Center, he is a world-leading authority in his field and the clinic's director. A short cross-examination by defense attorney Robert Alessi discussed separate injuries that O'Keefe sustained, which were not connected to the head trauma that killed him. State Trooper Points To Possible Weapon In John O'keefe Death – And It's Not Karen Read's Car "I thought Attorney Alessi did a good job redirecting Dr. Wolf from the back of the head to the front of the head and eliciting testimony that those injuries were likely not from a fall," Edwards told Fox News Digital. "This supports the defense theory that John O'Keefe was not hit by a vehicle and suggests it was something else because of the laceration to his face and the injuries to the arm, and the investigation did not pursue any other leads to determine how John O'Keefe sustained those injuries." Wolf started the day on the stand. After his testimony, Christina Hanley of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab returned to the witness stand. She is an expert on glass and plastic fragments who analyzed the broken cocktail glass found outside 34 Fairview Road and on the back bumper of Read's Lexus SUV, as well as pieces of the broken taillight. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Her testimony had been interrupted at the early end of the day on Tuesday. She said Wednesday afternoon that some of the plastic debris recovered from O'Keefe's clothing was "consistent" with the materials used in Read's Lexus but could have come from another source with similar characteristics. During cross-examination, she revealed that none of the broken glass on Read's bumper matched the shattered cocktail glass found in the yard near O'Keefe. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Defense attorney Alan Jackson had her explain that the only thing any of the bumper glass matched was a glass sample recovered by former Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired in March after an internal probe into inappropriate text messages he sent during the investigation. Earlier in the trial, the defense played video showing Proctor standing near the rear of the vehicle, out of camera view, while it was at the Canton Police Department headquarters. Proctor, through his family, has maintained that his investigation was in line with the evidence and conducted with integrity. Read could face life in prison if convicted of the top charge, second-degree murder. She is also accused of drunken driving, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident. Fox News' Andrew Fone contributed to this article source: Brain surgeon testifies John O'Keefe died from fall on frozen ground in Karen Read trial
Fox News
22-05-2025
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Brain surgeon testifies John O'Keefe died from fall on frozen ground in Karen Read trial
John O'Keefe died from falling backwards and hitting his head on frozen ground, according to a Yale-educated brain surgeon who testified Wednesday in the murder trial of Karen Read. Read, 45, is accused of killing her then-boyfriend, the 46-year-old O'Keefe, by hitting him with her 2021 Lexus SUV on Jan. 29, 2022, then leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard in Canton, Massachusetts, about 20 miles south of Boston. The head trauma and skull fractures he sustained, coupled with hypothermia from the cold, would not have killed him immediately, according to Dr. Aizik Wolf, who testified he treated many similar injuries in his career working in Minneapolis. "The only way he could get this kind of an injury was to fall backwards, hit the back of his head, and then the resulting energy forces going into his brain, into the base of his skull," he told the jury during questioning from special prosecutor Hank Brennan. O'Keefe suffered "a classic blunt-trauma injury," Wolf said. O'Keefe fell backwards and hit his head, Wolf said, and the force of the impact fractured his skull and later resulted in "raccoon eyes," which look like black eyes. "This is what happens when soft tissue hits a solid ground," he testified. Swelling in the victim's brain would have killed him under normal circumstances, usually within 24 to 48 hours, according to Wolf. Some victims have died in as little as one to three. In the January nor'easter, O'Keefe's body temperature also tanked. When paramedics found him at 6 a.m., his temperature was just 80 degrees, below the threshold for what medical professionals call "severe hypothermia." Wolf said he treated many patients with similar injuries early in his career, when he worked in a Minneapolis trauma center. The city can be brutally cold during winter. Many of the wounds were fatal. Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice. Others involved people who fell over after suffering a heart attack. "This testimony from Dr. Wolf sets up the commonwealth's argument for count 2, the involuntary manslaughter charge," said Grace Edwards, a Massachusetts defense attorney who is following the case. "The commonwealth will argue to the jury that if they cannot find that Karen Read caused John O'Keefe's death intentionally, counts 1 and 3, then her driving or sideswipe of him and then leaving him injured was the wanton and reckless act, which contributed to his death, then they should find Karen Read guilty of count 2." According to Wolf's bio at the Miami Neuroscience Center, he is a world-leading authority in his field and the clinic's director. A short cross-examination by defense attorney Robert Alessi discussed separate injuries that O'Keefe sustained, which were not connected to the head trauma that killed him. "I thought Attorney Alessi did a good job redirecting Dr. Wolf from the back of the head to the front of the head and eliciting testimony that those injuries were likely not from a fall," Edwards told Fox News Digital. "This supports the defense theory that John O'Keefe was not hit by a vehicle and suggests it was something else because of the laceration to his face and the injuries to the arm, and the investigation did not pursue any other leads to determine how John O'Keefe sustained those injuries." Wolf started the day on the stand. After his testimony, Christina Hanley of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab returned to the witness stand. She is an expert on glass and plastic fragments who analyzed the broken cocktail glass found outside 34 Fairview Road and on the back bumper of Read's Lexus SUV, as well as pieces of the broken taillight. Her testimony had been interrupted at the early end of the day on Tuesday. She said Wednesday afternoon that some of the plastic debris recovered from O'Keefe's clothing was "consistent" with the materials used in Read's Lexus but could have come from another source with similar characteristics. During cross-examination, she revealed that none of the broken glass on Read's bumper matched the shattered cocktail glass found in the yard near O'Keefe. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Defense attorney Alan Jackson had her explain that the only thing any of the bumper glass matched was a glass sample recovered by former Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired in March after an internal probe into inappropriate text messages he sent during the investigation. Earlier in the trial, the defense played video showing Proctor standing near the rear of the vehicle, out of camera view, while it was at the Canton Police Department headquarters. Proctor, through his family, has maintained that his investigation was in line with the evidence and conducted with integrity. Read could face life in prison if convicted of the top charge, second-degree murder. She is also accused of drunken driving, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.
