One woman killed, two injured in horse accident
September 15, 2009
A bystander was killed and another critically injured when a ridden horse ran over them in Illinois.
The Kane County Sheriff's office named the dead woman as Margareta Goldstein, 66, of Germany, who was pronounced dead at St Joseph Hospital in Elgin.
The other bystander, who was said to be in a critical condition at the hospital, was named as Rentae Anna Margarete, 76, of Silver Glenn Rd, St Charles, Illinois.
The rider, whose injuries are understood not to be life-threatening, was Charlotte Anna VonHarling, 19, of Germany, who is also in hospital.
The sheriff's office said it was called with emergency services to Kendall Road, in the township of Plato, about 4pm on Monday after a report that three people had been injured by a horse.
"The initial investigation shows that a female was riding a horse in an open field," Sheriff Patrick Perez said.
"At some point she was unable to control the horse and the horse ran into two women who were standing in the field.
"The impact of the horse striking the two bystanders caused each of them to be thrown backwards and the rider was thrown from the horse.
"The rider's foot became entangled in the saddle and the horse drug the rider about 20 feet.
"At some point the horse began to trample one of the bystanders.
"All three women were transported to local hospitals, where one of the bystanders was pronounced deceased," he said.
"The other bystander is listed in critical condition. The rider appears to have non-life-threatening injuries."
The sheriff said all three women were related and it appears they were also related to the owner of the horse.