This accident happened so close to my home I wanted to show my respects to the family. It is my hope they will allow our organization to feature who she was like the other families have allowed us to do.
Our organization is hart broken over this. This family loved this person I saw it in their eye's..... I am sorry..... Please go here to sign her Condolences
Dinwiddie woman dies when unhitched trailer hits car
Published: August 30, 2009
A Dinwiddie County woman died yesterday after her car was struck by a utility trailer that came unhitched from another vehicle.
Virginia State Police reported that Caitlyn L. Johnson, 20, died at VCU Medical Center. Johnson had been flown to the hospital after the accident about noon on U.S. 1 in Dinwiddie.
A state police spokesman said Johnson's 8-month-old child also was in the vehicle. The child was taken to Southside Regional Medical Center for evaluation and later released to family members.
Johnson was traveling north in a car when the vehicle was struck by a utility trailer that came unhitched from a southbound sport utility vehicle, police reported.
A 17-year-old who was driving the SUV was charged with reckless driving. Police did not release the driver's name.
Police last night were investigating why the utility trailer came unhitched.
Dinwiddie woman dies in crash
Published: August 31, 2009
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share thisDINWIDDIE - A county woman died after a Saturday wreck, but her infant survived.
Caitlyn L. Johnson, 20, died of her injuries Saturday night at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond.
At noon, a 15-foot utility trailer came unhitched from a Ford Expedition SUV being driven by a teenager. The trailer struck the Honda Accord Johnson was driving northbound on Boydton Plank Road, said Sgt. Thomas Molnar of Virginia State Police.
The 17-year-old SUV driver, who was not identified, is charged with reckless driving. The accident reconstruction team helped with the investigation, Molnar said.
The 8-month-old baby was not badly injured, and was released to family members, police said.
Johnson, Caitlyn L.
Caitlyn Louise Johnson, 20, of Petersburg, daughter of Bobby &
Lisa Johnson was taken home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 29,
2009. She was born on October 3, 1988 in Starkville, MS.
Caitlyn grew
up mainly on Army bases in Germany where her father was stationed for
12 years. She moved to Dinwiddie County, VA in August 1999.
Caitlyn
graduated from Dinwiddie High School in June 2006, and worked at
Whataburger on Washington Street in Petersburg from the age of 16 until
her passing. Caitlyn gave birth to her daughter, Lisa Marie on October
12, 2008, 9 days after her 20th birthday.
Lisa Marie was the center of
Caitlyn's life. Bobby Johnson is a retired 22 year Army Veteran who has
served in Desert Storm, Somalia, Kosovo, and Iraq. Caitlyn was very
proud of her father’s service to his country. Dakota Johnson and
Elizabeth Johnson are her brother and sister;
Caitlyn was the middle
child. As a military family, growing up the kids were very close, and
always were told that family would always be there when all others have
left you. Most people do not understand the bond they had as a military
family being so far from other family and moving so frequently. Even
though she settled in Dinwiddie County, Caitlyn always remembered
Germany as the place she grew up and Mississippi as her home.
Caitlyn
was a peace, love, and happiness girl. She always saw the best in
people, and always did so much for others. She never wanted money or
material things; she just wanted everyone around her to be happy. When
she was 10 years old she heard about a family who did not have anything
for their kids for Christmas, and came to her mother and begged her not
to give her any presents that year, but to give what she would have
gotten to the family in need. She was a kind, gentle, soft hearted,
giving person.
This world is not a better place without her, and she
will be missed greatly by the people in her life that she touched with
her smile and her love. Caitlyn left us far too soon, and she left a
piece of her behind in Lisa Marie. She had a saying on her Facebook
page that was on her Mamaw's (Bobby’s mother) headstone. . .God may not
give me what I want, but He gives me what I need.
All Caitlyn had was a
strong, close bond with her immediate family, and a beautiful baby girl
that she loved beyond words, but she felt as though she were the
richest person in the world for having those two things, and she was
happy with just that. She dearly loved her grandparents Larry and
Sylvia McDonald and her numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.
There will be a celebration of life in her honor on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. at Picture Lake Campgrounds in Dinwiddie County. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lisa Marie Fitzke Fund, C/O 1st Market Bank, 3107 Boulevard Suite 15, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com
I have struggled in my decision to post these pictures... and I have personally said my peace and left flowers at the location. To all who views these pictures... ask yourself how did the baby survive? Please give to the fund!! It is a miracle that her child survived.
Why did this happen? Who owned the Trailer? It is our intention to find out.
