The Accident

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Ian and his older brothers were riding in the Ranger following their father, Albert, who was driving the tractor. They were on their way to haul hay in a nearby field. They were going slow, only 7 mph. Albert was watching them carefully from the tractor. He saw the Ranger slowly veering off the road. On that side of the road there is a bit of an incline, the Ranger slowly went up and then tipped over on it's side. Albert nearly jumped out of the tractor without stopping it, and rushed to the boys. Both of the older brothers got up, but Ian was down on the ground. He was cut and seriously bleeding from his head, but still conscious and able to communicate with Albert. Albert called 911 and tried to keep Ian talking while they waited about 20 minutes for the Paramedics to arrive. The paramedics called life-flight and the helicopter left the ground for the 15-minute ride to the hospital at about 11:30.