Deaf Man Dies After Florida 'Road Rage' Incident

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Man killed in apparent road rage incident in Coral Springs, Florida was legally Deaf, friends say.



CORAL SPRINGS, FL -- ABC News: Detectives say it's unclear whether charges will be filed. A man who was killed Thursday in an apparent road-rage incident in Coral Springs was legally Deaf and used sign language to communicate, the victim's friend told Local 10 News on Friday.



"He had that disability. He was hearing impaired, but nonetheless he was a very productive member of society. He worked at a job and he had a normal life as best as it could be," family friend and chaplain, Ken McLymont, said.

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Coral Springs police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said Paul Peterman, 37, of Margate, was airlifted to a hospital after being involved in an altercation with another driver that ended in the area of Atlantic Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Coral Springs.



He was pronounced dead later in the day.



Kmiotek said the other driver, identified as Joshua Tullis, 37, of Coral Springs, fled the scene, but has since contacted detectives.



Kmiotek said he is cooperating with investigators, and it's unclear whether charges will be filed against him.



Authorities have not said how Peterman died, but said that they are still interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.



Kmiotek said he was not stabbed, nor shot.



Loved ones said Peterman was an Eagle Scout and was involved in theater. He was also a warehouse manager at a professional lighting company and was engaged to be married.



Anyone who witnessed the altercation is asked to call Coral Springs police, or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.



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UPDATE: AUSTIN, TX -- The Daily Moth is a new ASL radio show, delivers news in video using American Sign Language. The Deaf host, Alex Abenchuchan, covers trending news stories into a Deaf man dies in the Florida 'road rage' incident.

Paul Peterman, a 37-year old Deaf man, was killed last Thursday (October 13) in a road rage incident in southern Florida. The other driver is a 37-year old Joshua Tullis, who is a firefighter with the county sheriff's office. The cause of death has not been determined and no charges have been filed, but the investigation is ongoing. Watch The Raw Cell Phone Video. Story at the Daily Moth's Article.



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Deaf Boy’s Service Dog Killed in Hit and Run

VIDEO: Deaf News - Anchorage family wants justice after 12-year-old Deaf boy’s service dog killed in hit and run.



ANCHORAGE, AK -- KTVA News: A broken red collar is a reminder that there’s something missing at Valerie Anderson’s East Anchorage home.



It’s the collar that belonged to Scooby Doo, the family’s labrador retriever, who was 12-year-old J.J. Anderson’s best friend.



J.J has special needs and wears cochlear implants to hear. The family got Scooby to be a companion for J.J just in case something went wrong.

“When Scooby was 6 months old, he detected a seizure for my son and brought him out of it really quick,” said Anderson.



The pair had a daily routine, a walk through their neighborhood and over to Boniface Parkway, then a quick stop at Anderson’s job at Alaska Pretrial Services, before heading back home.



But on their last walk down Bonficace Parkway Thursday morning, Scooby was hit and killed near 22nd Street by a driver in a black truck. Instead of stopping, the Anchorage Police Departmnet says the driver sped off.



Cindy Jicinsky was one of the drivers who, seeing Scooby in the road and J.J crying on the sidewalk, stopped to help.



“He was obviously very distraught,” said Jicinsky. “The dog may have run into the road but still, if you hit somebody’s animal, you definitely should stop and take ownership of that.”



APD officers and two gentlemen helped J.J. get to Anderson’s office where they broke the news.



“It’s unacceptable,” said Anderson. “You just don’t leave a child like that, you know? I was bewildered by it.”



Those sentiments were shared by her boss, Dennis Johnson, who put his feelings into a Facebook post, directed toward the driver who fled: “Thank God the leash broke when you sped up to flee. He will heal from his physical wounds but probably not the emotional ones!!!!”



“I was just so mad,” said Johnson of how he felt Thursday night. “It was a rant, that’s all it was.”



His rant sparked kindness from the community, in the form of words and donations, including “an envelope of 5s and 10s and 20s” that the Alaska Pretrial Services office received.



Anderson says, judging by the overwhelming support from the community, it’s clear that Scooby was more than just J.J.’s dog.



“Scooby was loved by everybody,” she said. “A lot of people know who Scooby was, they know who J.J. is and it’s been an outpouring of love since it happened. And I can’t thank people enough for it.”



She says even though she and J.J. can’t get Scooby back, they know they’re not alone in the healing process.



APD says its looking for a black truck in this hit-and-run case. If caught, the driver will receive a citation and have to pay a $500 fine.



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How Deaf Drivers Can Be Safe From Police

VIDEO: Deaf News - After Deaf man is killed by cop, here's how hearing impaired drivers can be safe in the United States.

NEW YORK CITY -- The recent fatal shooting of a Deaf driver by a police officer in North Carolina has raised questions about safety for hearing impaired motorists.



Jennifer Labriola, the principal of the New York School for the Deaf who drives to work each day, told Inside Edition through a sign language interpreter that if a hearing impaired driver is pulled over, "you tell the police officer you're Deaf and 'I need to write this down.' You point to your ear."

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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Family members of Deaf father killed by North Carolina trooper speak out to the media in Charlotte.



CHARLOTTE, NC -- WCCB: Donors raised more than $2,600 for the family of the hearing impaired man killed when a state trooper shot him Thursday. Daniel Harris’ family says they will use the money to pay for his cremation.



Troopers say Harris was speeding and failed to pull over on I-485 Thursday night. When he did stop on Seven Oaks Dr., Trooper Jermaine Saunders says Harris advanced. That’s when he says he shot.



His immediate family members are also hearing impaired. His brother, Jay Harris, spoke to WCCB Charlotte through a sign language interpreter. “He was unarmed,” said Jay Harris. “And he is a Deaf individual, and I think that he was just afraid.”

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Jay Harris thinks his brother was unaware Trooper Saunders was trying to pull him over for speeding. Trooper Saunders says he shot Harris because he was advancing and not following commands.



“He could not hear their warnings. He could not hear their commands to stop or to stay away from them,” said Jay Harris.



Harris was a father of a four-year-old little boy. Family says his mother is in the hospital with a heart issue since the shooting.



“He was shot, and now we’re left with nothing,” said Jay Harris.



They want the state to document in the DMV system when a driver is Deaf to alert officers when they pull over someone who is hearing impaired.



“What is wrong with us, and what is wrong with a system that allows this to continue to happen? It needs to stop,” said Jay Harris. “Daniel’s death represents that he is a hero in our Deaf community. He will raise awareness on this issue so that we can prevent this from happening to other Deaf people in our community.”



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VIDEO: Deaf News: Deaf man fatally shot by trooper after chase in Charlotte.



CHARLOTTE, NC -- A man killed by a state trooper in northeast Charlotte after a traffic stop escalated into a chase is Deaf, according to neighbors.



Investigators say Trooper Jermaine Saunders attempted to pull over a Volvo on 485 for speeding. However, they say the driver, Daniel Kevin Harris, did not stop.



The chase continued off 485, to Rocky River Road exit, eventually ending at Seven Oaks Drive with both vehicles damaged.

"I was here in my driveway and I saw the highway patrol car come through and it was smoking really bad," said Mark Barringer. "About 10 seconds later, I heard one gunshot."



Barringer says when he went to take a closer look, he saw Harris in the middle of the street. He died just a few feet from his front door. Several neighbors have put flowers near where Harris took his final breaths.



"It was surreal, you just don't expect to see something like that," said Barringer. "When the gunshot went off, it was scary."



Detectives say Trooper Saunders and Harris got into "an encounter" before he fired his weapon. Neighbors say Harris' car spun out of control and was shot almost immediately after exiting the vehicle.

They say Harris was likely trying to communicate with the trooper using sign language before he was killed.



"They should've deescalated and been trained to realize that this is an entirely different situation, you're pulling someone over who is Deaf, they are handicapped," said Barringer. "To me, what happened is totally unacceptable."



Trooper Saunders has been placed on administrative leave.



The SBI is leading the investigation. They say they will review dash and body cam videos from Highway Patrol and CMPD.



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