Help The Kidder Family
On July 14th Melissa and her son Nikolas were in a serious car accident. Nikolas is currently home and doing well. Melissa is currently still in the hospital being monitored. She has several injuries that will take time to heal but the doctors say that she will in time make a full recovery. Melissa will be out of work for a significant amount of time and her husband Dan (DJ) just had hernia surgery on Monday and is off for the next 6 weeks as well. Any money donated will go straight to the Kidder family to help support them at this time with any expenses they need to cover as well as Melissa's medical expenses. All donations will be going directly to Melissa and DJ!
A report on the accident stated:
" On July 14, 2021, at approximately 10:25 am. Sun Prairie Emergency Services responded to the report of a vehicle that left the road and rolled numerous times into the Maunesha River in the Town of Bristol
First arriving units located a minivan that had traveled 100 feet off the roadway, was severely damaged, and rolled to its side, partially into the river.
Fire, Sheriffs, and EMS units arrived on the scene simultaneously. A unified command was immediately established.
Emergency personnel were able to make verbal contact with a female patient that was trapped in the front of the vehicle. Personnel also made visual contact of a 5 year old child in the rear of the van, in a car seat. Both occupants were conscious and alert although water was entering the vehicle.
Fire units stabilized the vehicle with ropes and cribbing, while Sun Prairie Paramedics were evaluating injuries verbally with the female patient.
Fire personnel first extracted the child by removing the sun roof from the vehicle and cutting the seat belts securing the child safety seat to the vehicle. Then fire personnel had to remove part of the roof to extricate the adult driver.
Both patients were turned over to Sun Prairie EMS and transported to the hospital. The adult patient is in serious but stable condition and the child whom was in a car seat was treated for minor injuries.
Police, Fire, and EMS worked collaboratively and effectively to command and mitigate a very difficult scene.
Due to the nature of the situation and safety concerns that the car may move or roll at any time due to the muddy ground and water current, it was important that all entities worked simultaneously to keep the scene safe."
