Dad Died Saving His Little Girl
May 7, 2008 | 7:37 pm | by t-blender |Rate It:
chicago sun times: With an out-of-control car bearing down, Joseph Richardson grabbed his 4-year-old daughter and held her up out of harm’s way.
It was his last act — and one that apparently saved his daughter’s life.
Richardson, a 39-year-old father of three, was killed Monday evening by the car, driven by a man who police say was drunk.
The car pinned Richardson and his daughter Kaniyah against a wrought iron fence at 95th Street and Wentworth, police said.
Kaniyah survived and was listed in critical but stable condition Tuesday evening at Comer Children’s Hospital, where a spokeswoman said she was doing well.
“He held the baby up to keep the car from destroying the baby, but it totally destroyed him,” said Richardson’s father, the Rev. L.V. Richardson.
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