On Wednesday night, Ruth finished her shift at Trader Joe’s and went outside to get a shopping cart for herself, so she could pick up some frozen pizzas for her family before going home. As she pulled the cart out of the cart rack in front of the store, an elderly woman backed her car out of a handicapped spot and lost control of the car. The car directly hit Ruth throwing her through the glass store front. Her legs became tangled in the metal cart rack and one leg was severred above the knee. An ER nurse who happened to be in the store at the time saved her life.

Ruth’s kids and Jonah were in the scouts together in our old town. I didn’t know her well, but she is very close with good friends of mine. It is devastating news for the whole community.

Ruth is the second person that I know who was serious hurt after getting run over by an elderly person who lost control of the car.

There are some very obvious fixes to this problem. Too bad they aren’t politically viable. #aarp