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Mom on Way to Pick Up Her 4-Month-Old Killed in Freak Accident Caused by Wild Bird​



By Jared Harris September 29, 2024 at 1:00pm

A young mother was killed in a tragic accident precipitated by a large wild bird.

Abbigail “Grace” Callaham, a 17-year-old student at South Carolina’s Belton-Honea Path High School, died Tuesday at the scene of an accident in Anderson County.

Callaham and her boyfriend, fellow BHP student Thomas Kennedy, were on their way to pick up the couple’s 4-month-old child.

According to WYFF-TV, Anderson County coroner Greg Shore said a witness driving behind the couple saw the moment Kennedy lost control of the truck.

Shore said a witness saw Kennedy’s truck round a curve around 11 a.m. before striking a large bird that emerged from the woods at the roadside.

The bird, believed to be a turkey, slammed into the windshield of the truck and caused Kennedy to lose control.

The witness reported the truck swerved to the right shoulder, then after an apparent overcorrection, shot off the left side of the road and collided with a tree.

Callaham was not wearing a seat belt.

Shore said she was pinned in the crashed vehicle and died at the scene. Her cause of death was determined to be from the multiple traumatic injuries received in the crash.

Shore said Callaham’s father was left “grief-stricken” by the accident.

“Abbigail’s 12-year-old sister was also on the scene,” Shore said, according to a report by The State. “It just breaks our heart to see them suffering like that. It’s just a tragedy.”

Kennedy survived, but was left in critical condition. He was able to communicate with first responders, who transported him to AnMed Health Medical Center.

“It is with great sadness that we inform our ASD2 family of the death of 11th grade student Abbigail ‘Grace’ Callaham,” Anderson School District Two wrote on its Facebook page. “Grace was involved in a vehicle accident this morning after leaving BHP.”


https://www.westernjournal.com/mom-way-pick-4-month-old-killed-freak-accident-caused-wild-bird/
 
I had 3 teenage neighbors, animal lovers, who were driving to Phoenix to visit family. There was a snake crossing the road. They swerved, lost control, rolled over several times, and killed them all. Loving animals is one thing. To lose you and your sibling's lives because of a snake, just doesn't make sense.
 
I had 3 teenage neighbors, animal lovers, who were driving to Phoenix to visit family. There was a snake crossing the road. They swerved, lost control, rolled over several times, and killed them all. Loving animals is one thing. To lose you and your sibling's lives because of a snake, just doesn't make sense.
Or any animal. I've saw people run outta the road for a squirrel.
 
Or any animal. I've saw people run outta the road for a squirrel.
My niece swerve to miss a bird on the road and totalled her car. She still hit the bird.

I trained myself not to miss critters due to this potential. It has saved me a couple of times. I don’t try to hit critters but I don’t over correct or leave my lane.
 
i seen a turkey go threw a windshield on one of our big rigs on interstate...driver drove in covered in glass and bird dead in cab with him...never lost control of the rig. we had to take him to hospital though.
 
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