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Yesterday morning, according to the CBC News, Sergeant Roger Morrow of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the press, "'What we believe happened [was] that she was struck in the back of her head and neck with this laptop computer. She simply didn't have it secured within the confines of her car, and ultimately it has been the instrument of her death.'"
Her brother, Michael Pratt, addressed the press, as well, imploring the public "not to keep stuff [in your vehicle] that can get airborne or hit you." While Heather's mother Marilyn Storey clutched her daughter's laptop, he added, "'[Your] family, and people that care about you, really will miss you when you're gone.'"
We can only reiterate Pratt's words of caution with hopes that such a young life will not again be taken by such a tragic accident.
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Subscribe to commentsm2Aug 18th 2009 9:08PM
the car was a volkswagen "golf" a 1990 so an early model of the hatchback which is still designed today..
where the 5th door is the truck and and the sits flip/flop down for more room and the car is then a 2 seater with more carry room in the back
this design has been around for over 19 years...
it was simply the impact caused her body to slump and fall between the driver and passenger seat and then the laptop computer was travelling at the speed limit still
thanks for the comments
m2Aug 31st 2009 8:03AM
sorry about the spelling mistake
the trunk is the 5th door and when opened you can flip/flop the back seats down and it is now a 2 seater with a larger trunk space.
the design has been around for over 19 years.
she, Heather, had sever,cuts,burns,bruises, on her neck , lungs, and liver from the seat belt..and when her body was twisted with the impact and her head slumped down to be in the open spot between the driver and passenger car seat and the laptop computer then still moving at the speed limit gave her the fatal blow.
all the other injuries..hurt her..the impact to the back of the skull was the instant death.