Ohio HS sports star born without legs dies in ATV crash DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man born without legs who garnered national praise while playing high school football died in an all-terrain vehicle crash. Bobby Martin, 32, died from multiple trauma Tuesday after being thrown from an ATV and hitting another vehicle’s windshield, Montgomery County Coroner’s Office announced. … Read More
Jonathan Crenshaw, Homeless Miami Beach Artist Who Painted With Feet, Dead at 51
Jonathan Crenshaw, Homeless Miami Beach Artist Who Painted With Feet, Dead at 51 Jonathan Crenshaw died more than a year ago, but his death hasn’t been publicly reported until now. Jonathan Crenshaw, a well-known homeless South Beach street artist with no arms, died at 51. Screenshot via YouTube Jonathan Crenshaw, a homeless man with no arms who spent years amusing tourists and … Read More
Bal Buttar Dies At 35
Bindy Johal Associate Bal Buttar Dies At 35 Gang hitman and blind quadriplegic Bal Buttar, who for years terrorized rivals across the Lower Mainland, has died after suffering an infection in a long-term care facility. Funeral services for Buttar, 35, were held quietly Wednesday at a crematorium. Buttar, who was paralyzed in an August 2001 Vancouver shooting, turned to a … Read More
Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore
Montreal Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore ‘Whole story is a crying shame,’ says advocate Normand Meunier developed a painful bed sore after spending four days on an ER stretcher. (Ivanoh Demers/CBC) On a Thursday in January, Normand Meunier arrived at the hospital in Saint-Jérôme, Que., with a respiratory virus. Weeks later, he would … Read More
6 year old girl in wheelchair dies
6-year-old girl dies on NJ school bus after being choked by wheelchair harness; aide arrested: Police As the tragedy unfolded, school bus monitor Amanda Davila, 26, was seated toward the front of the bus and had been using a cellphone and wearing earbuds, which the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office said was a “violation of policies and procedures.” A 6-year-old girl … Read More
74 year old woman in wheelchair who falls down escalator at airport dies
Grandmother in wheelchair falls down escalator at airport, dies Escalator file photo by Alan Levine via Flickr PORTLAND, Oregon (Fox 32 News) – The family of an elderly woman who died on December 31, 2017 after falling down an escalator at Portland International Airport is suing Alaska Airlines. Bernice Kekona, 75, was supposed to be escorted from one connecting flight … Read More
Man in wheelchair pulled from house fire dies
Man in wheelchair pulled from house fire dies BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man in a wheelchair died on March 2023 in a fire Wednesday afternoon in Anne Arundel County, fire officials said. Firefighters pulled 54-year-old John Salvatore Billing from the fire in the 7900 block of Central Road in Pasadena. He died at the scene. Officials said neighbors alerted firefighters … Read More