Leanne Spence wants drivers to slow down and be on the watch for animals running scared by summer storms, and to take responsibility if accidents occur.
Last Tuesday, 5 December between 7.30-8pm, her neighbour’s dog Lucy escaped her yard, frightened by the loud thunder, and was hit and killed by a car on David Low Way, Sunrise Beach.
“She was 11 years old and will be very sadly missed by her family,” said Lucy, who treated the dog as her own.
When Leanne posted a message on Facebook, a witness to the accident added:
“We were driving home when this happened; the car was driving so fast down David Low Way it hit poor little Lucy so hard that pieces of the car broke off,” she said.
“The driver never stopped; the bang was so loud people ran out from their houses to see what had happened. I turned around and ran over with my daughter and her friend.
“Lucy the dog was killed instantly. An off duty paramedic took such good care of the dog until the owner arrived.
“He, of course, was devastated.
“We all cried with him, and before you judge the dog being out on the road, she was frightened of thunder storms and escaped out of her fenced-in area.”
“Thank you to the people who helped with little Lucy last night, you were amazing.”
