April 19th 2023.
Tragically, two children, Dedric “D.T.” Holt, 7, and Jacob Alexander Joseph, 6, were killed in separate incidents after automated garage gates closed on them. WESH 2 reports that Dedric was standing on the garage door holding onto the door bars with his hands, while Jacob stepped and held onto the bottom of the garage door’s automated curtain.
Charkia Summers, whose nephew Holt was the first victim, was shocked when she heard the news of Jacob. “It broke my heart to know that it happened again to another family,” Summers said.
Fortunately, these accidents are deemed completely avoidable according to Brenton Cheney, president of the International Door Association. He states that every gate is required to have one fail-safe way to stop accidents as it closes, such as a set of photo eyes down at the bottom, which is an infrared beam that goes across the bottom of the opening. There are a number of currently available safety devices that could easily be adapted to prevent these types of accidents in the future.
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