fatal carwreck near Ironton on Saturday (Salem, Viburnum: jobs, hospital, home)

[jenclen23]

I live in Illinois. My husband and I were on our way to a friends cabin on the Black River, when we came upon a car wreck Saturday afternoon. It had just happened, there were only a couple people there, no ambulance yet. I saw a boy lying in the middle of the highway in very bad shape. I have never seen anything like that in my life. It was heartbreaking. I'm a mother, and all I could think about was "This is someones son." The next day we were heading back home, and I stopped in a gas station in Arcadia, and asked the clerk if she had heard anything about what happened to the boy. The last I had seen, the ambulance was taking him away. But I knew it didn't look good for him. Well, the store clerk told me she had heard he died. I just wonder if anyone knew him or anything about him. His name was Ethan and he was only 16. I've been thinking about him since it happened.

[kareybear]

How aweful.... Well think about this at least he died at the hospital instead of laying on the side of road. I am sorry.

[2beamissourian]

call the police that would of been called at that time - whatever local police ..they might be able to tell you the family name /parent .. not sure due to the age of the child.

Sorry you had to witness something so traumatic.

[ShadowCaver]

2b - being that he was a minor and/or that they [jenclen23] are not of kin, would the police release that?

In any case, here is some info about crashes that occurred in that area/timeperiod, but there are some differences between the OP and this [older and no Ethan's...] - could be that the one that the OP witnessed has just not been released as of yet, or not w/in this particular story:

Ironton man killed Saturday - Daily Journal Online Archives

[barnyardbabe]

maybe this will help............
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ReportName Age Person City/State Personal Injury Date Time Accident County Accident Location Troop ViewRIGGS, ETHAN W16ANNAPOLISFATAL 09/22/20072:35PMIRONMISSOURI HIGHWAY 21 .2 NORTH OF MISSOURI 49 NORTH OF GLOVERE ViewCORNELL, LOUIS A48ANNAPOLISMINOR 09/07/20074:30PMIRONMO 49, 8 MILES NORTH OF ANNAPOLISE ViewHELMS, LEAANN E14IRONTONMINOR 09/05/20079:35PMIRONCR 103 2 MILES SOUTH OF PILOT KNOBE ViewSHRIVER, RACHEAL M16IRONTONMINOR 09/05/20079:35PMIRONCR 103 2 MILES SOUTH OF PILOT KNOBE ViewGRAY, JAMES D60SALEMSERIOUS 09/02/20077:25PMIRONMO 32 4 MILES EAST OF BIXBYE ViewBARNARD, DAVID W65ST ANN, MONO INJURY 09/02/20073:10PMIRONRT Y .5 MILE NORTH OF VIBURNUME ViewDECLUE, RYAN 17VIBURNUMMINOR 09/02/20073:10PMIRONRT Y .5 MILE NORTH OF VIBURNUME
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[barnyardbabe]

am new here so not sure how to do all this posting.........got to highway patrol report if that helps

[ShadowCaver]

barnyardbabe... thanks, that does help - very useful search, thanks - and welcome to the CD Forum.

However, I myself do not feel comfortable posting the deceased gentleman's name here.