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Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:00 PM Man, children OK after car ends up in creek By Gina Childress | Times Staff Writer A Wilson man and his two children found themselves in a very dangerous situation Sunday afternoon when their car hydroplaned and ended submerged in a creek. According to Trooper G. Grady with the N.C. Highway Patrol, Marcus Delany Parker, 43, of 1500 Hadley St., was traveling south on U.S. 301 around 2:30 p.m. during a rain shower when he hydroplaned in is 1992 Audi. His two children, Taylor, 11, and Marcus, 9, were both riding in the vehicle. Grady said Parker's vehicle left the roadway, struck a road sign, flipped and was submerged on its roof in a creek that was estimated to be about six to seven feet deep. Both Parker and his son Marcus escaped with minor injuries. Taylor was airlifted from the accident scene by East Care to Pitt Memorial Hospital for treatment. There was no word on her injuries, but Grady said she is expected to recover. Jason Osborne, an Elm City resident, who happened to be passing by just after the accident, stopped, jumped in the water and helped the father get both of his children to safety. Osborne said that when he arrived on the scene, the father was holding the little girl attempting to get her to shore when Osborne jumped in the murky water and took her to safety. Within minutes Wilson County EMS units and members of the Toisnot Volunteer Fire Department were on scene assisting with the rescue. Traffic on U.S. 301 was halted in both directions while East Care landed and transported the little girl. Within 15 minutes, three lanes of traffic were re-opened. One northbound lane was left closed as personnel worked to pull the vehicle from the creek. Grady said the two contributing factors to the wreck were slick tires and traveling too fast for the road conditions. "Mr. Parker was charged with unsafe tires," Grady said. "It was raining at the time and he was traveling too fast for the conditions." Grady cautions motorists to be especially mindful during the rain. "Just because the speed limit is posted at 55 mph doesn't mean you should go that fast," he said. "People just don't slow down when it rains. We all learned in Driver's Education in school that when it is raining you should slow down." gina@wilsontimes.com | 265-7821 |
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