ASTON, Pa. (KYW) – After an electric scooter crash killed a 12-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, her family is pushing for a new law they hope will prevent another tragedy.
Abby Gillon, 12, was riding an electric scooter with a friend June 14 in Aston when the girls fell and were hit by a car. Abby died from her injuries, but her friend survived.
Now, two months after her daughter’s death, Abby’s heartbroken mother, Lori Kralle, is sharing her pain. She remembers desperately trying to get answers about Abby’s condition after a nurse called from the emergency room.
“It’s one of the worst phone calls a parent can get,” Lori Kralle said. “Just kept asking, ‘Is she alert? Is she responsive? They wouldn’t give me an answer.’”…