{"id":2347330,"date":"2024-09-29T16:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-bird-causes-south-carolina-moms-death-as-she-was-going-to-pick-up-her-4-month-old\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T16:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T20:41:02","slug":"wild-bird-causes-south-carolina-moms-death-as-she-was-going-to-pick-up-her-4-month-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-bird-causes-south-carolina-moms-death-as-she-was-going-to-pick-up-her-4-month-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Bird Causes South Carolina Mom\u2019s Death as She Was Going to Pick Up Her 4-Month-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwild-bird-causes-south-carolina-moms-death-as-she-was-going-to-pick-up-her-4-month-old%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-alec-baldwin-finally-surrenders-phone-to-rust-investigators\/\" title=\"Nolte: Alec Baldwin Finally Surrenders Phone to &#039;Rust&#039; Investigators\">tragic accident occurred<\/a> \u2062in Anderson County, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Abbigail &#8220;Grace&#8221; Callaham, a student at Belton-Honea Path High School. The incident happened while Callaham and \u200dher\u200b boyfriend, Thomas Kennedy, were\u200d driving to pick up their 4-month-old\u200d child. According to witnesses,\u200d the couple&#8217;s vehicle struck\u200b a large\u200b bird, believed to\u200c be a turkey, which caused Kennedy to lose control of the truck. The\u200b vehicle swerved\u2064 off the road and\u2063 collided with \u200ca tree. Callaham, \u2062who was not wearing a seat \u200dbelt, was pinned \u2063in the wreckage and died at the scene from \u2063multiple traumatic\u200d injuries. Kennedy\u2064 survived but was critically\u200d injured and taken to a \u2063local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The accident deeply affected the community, prompting the Anderson School\u2064 District Two to\u200d offer counseling support and\u2062 to hold a prayer vigil\u200d for the families involved. Callaham&#8217;s family, especially her\u2063 father and her 12-year-old sister, are\u2062 grieving this devastating loss. District \u2064officials emphasized\u2064 the importance of community support during such tragic times.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A young mother was killed in a tragic accident precipitated by a large wild bird.<\/p>\n<p>Abbigail &ldquo;Grace&rdquo; Callaham, a 17-year-old student at South Carolina&rsquo;s Belton-Honea Path High School, died Tuesday at the scene of an accident in Anderson County.<\/p>\n<p>Callaham and her boyfriend, fellow BHP student Thomas Kennedy, were on their way to pick up the couple&rsquo;s 4-month-old child.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/crash-teen-mother-killed-south-carolina-coroner\/62356923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WYFF-TV<\/a>, Anderson County coroner Greg Shore said a witness driving behind the couple saw the moment Kennedy lost control of the truck.<\/p>\n<p>Shore said a witness saw Kennedy&rsquo;s truck round a curve around 11 a.m. before striking a large bird that emerged from the woods at the roadside.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The bird, believed to be a turkey, slammed into the windshield of the truck and caused Kennedy to lose control.<\/p>\n<p>The witness reported the truck swerved to the right shoulder, then after an apparent overcorrection, shot off the left side of the road and collided with a tree.<\/p>\n<p>Callaham was not wearing a seat belt.<\/p>\n<p>Shore said she was pinned in the crashed vehicle and died at the scene. Her cause of death was determined to be from the multiple traumatic injuries received in the crash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USA- A teen mom was killed in a tragic freak accident that also left her boyfriend in critical condition after they left their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> to pick up their four-month-old daughter from daycare.<\/p>\n<p>Abbigail &lsquo;Grace&rsquo; Callaham, 17, her boyfriend, Thomas Kennedy, were on their way to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GSjTqV81en\">pic.twitter.com\/GSjTqV81en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MassiVeMaC (@SchengenStory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SchengenStory\/status\/1839399631647805824?\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shore said Callaham&rsquo;s father was left &ldquo;grief-stricken&rdquo; by the accident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Abbigail&rsquo;s 12-year-old sister was also on the scene,&rdquo; Shore said, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/state\/south-carolina\/article293009149.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State<\/a>. &ldquo;It just breaks our heart to see them suffering like that. It&rsquo;s just a tragedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy survived, but was left in critical condition. He was able to communicate with first responders, who transported him to AnMed Health Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is with great sadness that we inform our ASD2 family of the death of 11th grade student Abbigail &lsquo;Grace&rsquo; Callaham,&rdquo; Anderson School District Two wrote on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AndersonDistrictTwo\/posts\/pfbid0t5Y8peKvkBX5E3SNBUJVcFaDc9VrRPvpw27qGAY3HJf227GLhAmfWzeebFArKmgal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a>. &ldquo;Grace was involved in a vehicle accident this morning after leaving BHP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAndersonDistrictTwo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0suP8XW4BvZMmUHL9HuUVtA1XcPiaZEXeXVWUV9jK6BuVeAtui7hHA52vAiWMaDcTl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"570\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The district put extra counselors at BHP to support staff and students, and asked the community to keep Kennedy and his family in its prayers.<\/p>\n<p>A prayer vigil was announced for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-notorious-liar-tries-to-recover-from-debate-disaster-by-telling-crowd-what-i-do-know-is-how-to-tell-the-truth\/\" title=\"Biden, Notorious Liar, Tries to Recover From Debate Disaster By Telling Crowd &#039;What I Do Know Is How To Tell The Truth&#039;\">school&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s annual &ldquo;See You at the Pole&rdquo; event the day after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We talk a whole bunch at Anderson District Two that we are a family, so it&rsquo;s times like this that we can come together, we can remind each other that this is a support system, love on each other, and just be there for each other,&rdquo; district superintendent Jason Johns told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/2024\/09\/24\/coroner-young-upstate-mother-killed-father-hurt-crash-while-heading-pick-up-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHNS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students and staff gathered to pray for the families of Kennedy and Callaham at the school&rsquo;s flagpole Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Abbigail &#8220;Grace&#8221; Callaham, a 17-year-old student from Belton-Honea Path High School in South Carolina, died at the scene of the incident in Anderson County on Tuesday. She and her boyfriend, Thomas Kennedy, who is also a BHP student, were en route to collect their 4-month-old child. According to WYFF-TV, Anderson County coroner Greg Shore reported that a witness saw Kennedy&#8217;s truck lose control after hitting what is believed to be a turkey that flew out from the woods as they rounded a curve around 11 a.m. The impact with the bird caused Kennedy to swerve off the road and crash into a tree after overcorrecting. Callaham was not wearing her seatbelt and was trapped inside the vehicle; she succumbed to multiple traumatic injuries at the scene. Her father expressed deep grief over the loss, while her younger sister was present during the incident. Although Kennedy survived, he remains in critical condition but was able to communicate with first responders before being taken to AnMed Health Medical Center for treatment. The Anderson School District Two announced Callaham&#8217;s passing and provided additional counseling support for students and staff at BHP while encouraging prayers for Kennedy\u2019s recovery. A prayer vigil took place at school shortly after the accident as students and staff came together in support of both families during this difficult time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2347331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Abbigail-Grace-Callaham-and-Thomas-Kennedy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41961,17459,41960,13242,19919],"class_list":["post-2347330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-animal-interactions","tag-parenting","tag-south-carolina","tag-tragedy","tag-wildlife"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Abbigail-Grace-Callaham-and-Thomas-Kennedy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}