Accident at Burlingame's Mollie Stones

Driver Strikes Five People in Front of Burlingame Mollie Stones Store Press Release Burlingame, CA, March 9, 2009: Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 3:30pm, a man drove into the parking lot of the Mollie Stones Supermarket in Burlingame (1477 Chapin Avenue), and attempted to pull into a parking stall in front of the store. It appears that the man confused the gas and brake pedals, at which point he drove onto the pedestrian walkway in front of the store striking five people. Three of the people struck were young girls selling Girl Scout cookies. The other two people struck were an adult female and an adult male. The adult female is the mother of one of the young girls. All five people were taken to Stanford Hospital. The mother (48 years old) and daughter (8 years old) are both listed in serious condition. The man (53 years old) and other two girls (10 and 12 years old) were treated for minor to moderate injuries and subsequently released from the hospital. The driver of the vehicle, a 58 year old male out of San Mateo, has cooperated with the police investigation. He has not been arrested and no charges have been filed at this time. Names of the involved parties are not being released at this time. For Immediate Release Captain Mike Matteucci Burlingame Police Department 1111 Trousdale Drive Burlingame, Ca 94010 650 777-4100 (source: city website) *** I was sent an email today that there was a dog who ran away during the accident and is still missing - a light tan lab/pit bull mix (white chest and white socks with leash on collar) and anyone finding this dog should contact the Burlingame police. *** Correction received today by email - three girls involved in the accident are all 6 years old, F

- Written by Fiona

Comments

[Elizabeth]

I spoke with people who would know yesterday and she is still in the hospital and they are still trying to save her other leg.. She has not passed away..

[P.A.]

Thank you Elizabeth. I am so thankful to hear that. I will keep praying that she recovers as much as possible. I have not been able to go to Mollie Stone's since this accident happened.

[Marcia]

Girl Scouts have long known the dangers of selling cookies in front of stores with no protection directly in front of parking spots. They ignored this and somehow try to put the blame on the grocery store for the drivers negligence. What a tragedy, unfortunately I still see this every day at grocery stores. They are right out front selling cookies.

[MS]

My suggestion: Those two parking spaces right in front of Mollie Stones entrance should be eliminated anyway.

Not blaming anyone, but a risk manager would never allow those spaces to be there.

[Mom]

Amen