U.I.C MEDEVAC For A Child That Jumped From A Moving Car On 80-94

While en route back to Chicago from Michigan an 11 year old boy jumped from his grandmothers vehicle at the 21.5 mile marker on 80-94 in Portage Indiana. Crews requested U.C.A.N. while en route to the scene considering the severity of the accident. The child was airlifted to University Of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.

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[amykat84]

do u know if the kid survived?

[mabas21]

From what I was told and the news reported he did. I am unsure how bad his injuries were though

[MattTheComputerGeek]

@mabas21 do you possible remeber if anybody was told why he jumped from the moving car, grama must a been doing something that caused his idea to jump.

[mabas21]

@MattTheComputerGeek If I remember correctly, the kid jumped because he didn't want to go back home to Chicago after staying with some family members in Indiana. I am pretty sure from what I read his grandmother had custody, so I guess his home life would have sucked. Not saying a grandmother is a bad parent, but what did mom and dad do to not have him.

[MIoldtimer]

I`m pretty sure it`s a re-post. His memory isn`t what it used to be ;)

Just sad, it makes you wonder, what was so bad in that car, that the child jumped out.

[mabas21]

Memory??? More like brain dead. The poor kids home life must have been really bad to drive him to jump, just guessing though. Maybe nobody will never know

[xXxLucexXxPaynexXx]

i've just watched something on tv about kids with torrets, this one particular girl had another thing that caused her to try opening the doors when in a moving car and also if she was sat in the passenger seat she would try grabbing the steering wheel.

not all things are down to home life. this kid might seriously have something wrong with him or her. Or he could'v just had a strop about going home and jumped.

[MultiMonster69]

so does anyone know the reason he jumped

[RaptorDiablo]

....why?

[007motomom]

@JKSK8ERLIVE You are so right....we live in Indiana...where this was taken. Anyway about Christ/Hope Hospital. They do have the BEST TRAMA CENTER FOR KIDS....and the best hospital for kids. My nephew was flown there do to a rare heart and lung condition...we call him Tyler O. Tyler received the BEST CARE AT Christ/Hope Hospital....I'm forever thankful to all the people that work there with kids. He spent 7 years in and out of that hospital.

[MattTheComputerGeek]

@mabas21 do you possible remember if anybody was told why he jumped from the moving car, grandma must a been doing something that caused his idea to jump.

[JKSK8ERLIVE]

they gotta pretty good LZ for the chopper to land man i love that chopper see it everyday buzzing over my house flying 2000 ft above it its always very very low since Christ Hospitals like a mile away not even 5 minutes away from Evergreen park and CHrist has one of the best area trauma centers saw that baby 4 times on Friday a busy night for the crews and pilots