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Sherry Aldridge walking through a crowd of extremely happy football supporters pushed carefully Her five-month-old baby, Teddy, in her car. He and his partner, Daniel Iveson, were then walking back to their car liverpoolPremier League Winners Victory Parade – an afternoon of celebration and jubilation for over one million fans.
A few moments later, as the family of three joined Water Street, they heard a loud noise. Then someone shouted “car”,
Mr. Iveson, 37, immediately turned to his partner, away from impending dangerBut it was too late, Paul Doyle1.9 ton Ford Galaxy crashed into his sideThrowing the car – and her beloved child – 15 feet off the road.
Ms Aldridge, 37, a security officer, was thrown onto the bonnet of Doyle’s car. She fell back onto the road and was run over, causing injuries that doctors described as similar to those sustained in a high-speed car accident.
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But what happened to his son was a miracle, he said.
“I took my eyes off the car and as soon as I hit the road, I kept screaming and yelling to let people know my child was on the road,” she said. Independent,
“Dan went ahead, found the car and got Teddy out of it before going straight to the ambulance. To this day I can’t believe how lucky we were that he was okay, that he wasn’t hurt. It really was a miracle.
“If Dan hadn’t turned us around, we would have been hit by a car. I’m very grateful, and I’ll never forget what he did for us.”
Last week, the family celebrated Ted – now nicknamed “Super Ted” – first birthday with a safari party and balloons. It was a special moment to celebrate for the parents, who live in Cannock, Staffordshire.
But they both still struggle with the physical and emotional consequences of what happened that day.
After spending two weeks in hospital for a leg wound, Ms Aldridge requires ongoing treatment for nerve damage in the limb as well as a spinal cord injury. Since the accident, she has had 44 medical appointments.
Meanwhile, Mr Iveson was diagnosed weeks after the incident with three broken ribs and muscle damage. The pain has forced him to leave his labor work.
Ms Aldridge said: “My injury means I can’t lift Teddy for very long, and I can’t sit on the floor with him for very long. The injuries to my body mean it hurts a lot. I’m having physio and plastic surgery. They say it will help, but [I’m] Really not sure the pain will go away.
“Doctors have described the injuries as similar to those suffered by a person in a motorway accident.”
Ms Aldridge said memories of the incident continue to haunt her. “You don’t feel untouchable anymore,” he said. “You feel like you’ve got a target on yourself and anything can happen. So you look at things in a different way.”
She and Mr Iveson were due to join many of the 134 victims at Liverpool Crown Court for the sentencing of 54-year-old Doyle, which began on Monday. Doyle admitted 31 charges, including intent to cause grievous bodily harm to Teddy, the youngest victim at the time.
But Ms Aldridge said she did not feel anger towards Doyle, who prosecutors said had become angry when faced with a crowd of people.
She said: “I don’t think about him at all. He’s not in my thought process. I don’t really know the reason why [he did it]I don’t think we’ll ever know exactly why he did what he did other than being angry at traffic,
“I don’t have any feelings towards her, because I just feel that if I’m angry it will affect my everyday life and I can’t let that happen.”