The accident my kids witnessed..

I just pulled this from the Peoria Journal Star. This is the accident my kids witnessed. I will be calling their DR this afternoon to see if there is anything I can do. I think Olivia has taken this the hardest.

The village fireworks show had just ended Friday evening, and Ruby Kennell of Roanoke had a head start on the crowd.
As the 85-year-old backed out of a parking space in the 100 block of Broad Street, she saw the group of 10 or so people sitting in lawn chairs along the road.
Kennell attempted to hit the brakes to avoid hitting them, but instead stepped on the gas, speeding into the group.
Among those sitting there were Steven and Joyce Hodel of Roanoke.
"We heard a big roar," Joyce Hodel recalled Sunday. "We were knocked off our chairs. It was a blur."
Four people were hurt, including Steven Hodel, who was trapped under Kennell's car. It reportedly took 20 people at the scene to pull the vehicle off him. He was pronounced dead later that night.
Kennell expressed her shock and remorse Sunday when reached by phone. "There was a big crowd. I don't know what happened. I think I panicked." she said. "It seemed like a nightmare."
"I do really feel bad," she added.
Steven Hodel, 60, of 808 W. Parkview Court was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m. in the emergency room at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. He died of multiple crushing injuries to the chest and pelvis, Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll said.
The accident happened about 30 seconds after the fireworks show's big finale, Joyce Hodel, 56, recounted Sunday from home. She and her sister Shirley Leman, 59, and friend Troy Janssen, 30, were taken to OSF with minor injuries. All have been released.
Joyce Hodel said she and her family forgive Kennell.
"We truly feel it was all in God's plan," she said. "We have no bitter feelings."
Steven Hodel worked as a farmer in the community and had three daughters. His loved ones gathered Sunday at the family home to share memories about their husband, father and friend.
"He was a farmer and active and loved to do his job well," Joyce Hodel said. "It's all he knew."
The Woodford County Sheriff's Department would not release additional details about the accident on Sunday, saying only that it was still under investigation. It is unknown whether Kennell will be ticketed.
This was the fifth year the town put on a fireworks show, said Al Helsel, president of the Roanoke Festival Committee. He pegged attendance at 1,500 to 2,000 people.
"I knew Steve; He was a wonderful guy," Helsel said. "You always say 'what if' and blame yourself.
"We're a small town and everyone looks out for everyone, and when something like this happens, everyone reaches out," he said.
Roanoke Mayor Bob Huschen said Steven was not only a citizen of the town but a good friend. "I've known Steven all my life," he said, adding it was tragic ending to a beautiful day.
Kennell said a member of the Hodel family contacted her and told her they forgive her for what happened.
"I have great family," Joyce Hodel said. "We're going to be hurting