Boys struggled as mom threw them off overpass

[TexasRed]

Words cannot even express the rage I feel over watching this unfold on the morning news today :evil:

Just a damn shame that dear old "mom" wasnt drug down the highway until death by a tractor-trailer.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Two children struggled Wednesday morning before their mother threw them 22 feet from an overpass into oncoming Interstate 30 rush-hour traffic, Dallas police said.

Khandi Busby, 27, then jumped herself from the overpass railing on Jim Miller Road, police said.

All three survived and were taken to local hospitals where the mom was listed in critical condition. The two boys, Gary Ford, 8, and Derrick Tennison, 6, were able to communicate with paramedics at the scene and their injuries did not appear life-threatening.

"We don't know the reason at this point why she did this," said Dallas police Sgt. Gil Cerda.

The woman had been riding in a yellow Cadillac with her two children and her father, police said. The family was on their way to visit a friend.

It was unclear whether the adults had been fighting, but at some point the father stopped at a nearby gas station and Ms. Busby got out of the car with the children. She walked to the overpass, threatened to jump, and her father followed, apparently trying to prevent her from hurting herself or her children, police said.

The father, however could not reach them in time. At about 6:30 a.m., Ms. Busby threw Gary and Derrick over the railing and then jumped.

Police said multiple witnesses saw the incident and alerted 911. It did not appear that any motorists were injured from the falls.

Ms. Busby was taken to Baylor University Medical Cener at Dallas, and the boys were transported to Children's Medical Center Dallas. Dallas police said earlier that the boys may have been grazed by passing traffic. But Lt. C.L. Williams said at a news conference later in the day that they were still trying to verify whether anyone had been struck by vehicles after they fell.

“It ‘s a miracle both kids weren’t hit directly by a passing car,” Dallas police Sgt. David Burroughs said.

Police said the father had left the scene after the woman jumped, but investigators later located him at Baylor hospital with Ms. Busby.

Dallas police said Child Protective Services has had involvement with the family and that Ms. Busby has a criminal record.

[Fubar]

We had the same thing happen here more then once, the last one no one survived....thanks god Texas has the express lane death penalty....but even if they kill her, the children will be mentally fucked....

[TexasRed]

Sad but true Fubar. It just breaks my heart for those kids. Nothing in the world did they do to deserve that -- much less what happens next -- into the "system" unless someone in their extended family is willing to take them in. :sad:

[ellymay]

That was so sad when I heard about this. Those poor kids.

[mrpiff]

Unfortunately the death penalty won't apply in this situation because thankfully she failed to kill either child. It wouldn't matter anyways, she'll just claim insanity and who could ague that this worthless piece of shit ain't psycho

Sounds to me like those kids will be much better off with a whole new family. I sure hope it works out well for them.