Victim from Parade Accident Speaks
Save Email Print
Updated: 2:16 PM Dec 5, 2007
Victim from Parade Accident Speaks
Staunton, Va.
A Verona grandmother and her two young granddaughters are recovering Tuesday night after they were struck by a drunk driver.
Posted: 6:20 PM Dec 4, 2007
Reporter: Meg Gatto
Email Address: mgatto@whsv.com
width:175 and height: 141 and picwidth: 175 and pciheight: 141
Parade accident victim, Terry Glenn.
Font Size:

A Verona grandmother and her two young granddaughters are recovering Tuesday night after they were struck by a drunk driver just before the start of the Staunton Christmas parade Monday.

The parade was about to start Monday night when Terry Glenn says she felt something push her from behind.

She says, "It just spun me, put me off the ground and spun me around, and I just went down and my granddaughter was beside me because I was holding her."

Glenn was pushing her 11-month-old granddaughter in a stroller. A three and a half year old was also standing next to her. The stroller was the first thing to be hit by the vehicle.

Glenn says, "The lady hit the stroller and the cop said he seen it go up in the air, and hit the wall on the side of the building."

Glenn and her family were hit by 50-year-old Donna Young who police say was driving drunk. Young broke through a police barricade before striking the Glenn family. Glenn and her daughter say justice must be done.

She says, "She's gonna have to pay. There’s just too much of this going around."

Young is being charged with hit and run, DUI, eluding police and several other charges. Glenn says she and her granddaughters are lucky to be alive.

"I thank God, I thanked him so many times last night for the babies," says Glenn. "I didn't care about myself, I just was worried about the babies, the babies, I just kept saying, where's the babies?"

Glenn survived the accident with back pain, which is aggravated by a back injury she suffered years ago. One of her granddaughters may have suffered a concussion while the other one only had minor cuts and bruises.


Latest Comments

Posted by: robert e geiter Location: gloucester va on Aug 22, 2008 at 07:43 AM

this a sad event it is fournate that knowone was killed this ia a example why we must have stronger laws to make drunk drivers pay for their for stupidity
Posted by: MP Location: Staunton on May 19, 2008 at 07:24 AM

No matter how much this woman says she's sorry, it doesn't matter. What she did was her fault because she chose to drink and drive. She cared nothing about the family she injured, and only about eluding the police and not going to jail. She should do life for this, which is what this family will be doing with their injuries; LIFE.
Posted by: Michelle Warren Location: verona on Dec 5, 2007 at 02:30 PM

well nikki and terry im sorry to hear about this if there is anything i can do to help please call me night or day im here for you guys !!!! god be with you and the kids !!!!!!
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
National AP Video
WHSV Poll
Do you think smoking should be banned in Virginia bars and restaurants?

Yes
No
Not Sure