Grandma dies after being hit by car in Milwaukie parking lot

01:12 PM PST on Monday, November 17, 2008

By DAVID KROUGH and TERESA BLACKMAN, kgw.com Staff

MILWAUKIE, Ore. – Police identified an elderly woman hit and killed in the parking lot of a Milwaukie apartment Saturday afternoon.


KGW report on woman killed Police said 97-year-old Anna Hemming was accidentally hit by her neighbor, 79-year-old Stanley Keltz, as he backed out of a parking space, to take his wife to the hospital.


It happened on the 12200 block of Southeast 31st Place around 3:30 p.m, police said.


Hemming was rushed to Oregon Health and Science University where she was pronounced dead.


Relatives told KGW they’re at peace with the accident that killed Hemming, who was a beloved mom, grandma, great grandma and even a great, great, grandmother.


“Knowing her, she'd say, ‘don't be sad for me, just be happy for the life I had with you,’” said Tiffany Fogoros, Hemming's great, granddaughter. “And we need to remember what she taught us, that family was important and to love everybody.”


Keltz was not injured or cited and his wife suffered a panic attack, which she was treated and was listed in good condition at last report.

Horray for elderly drivers!!!!

That is a little crass, even if true.

You would have to live in Florida to fully grasp that but kinda harsh.

Not to sound too morbid but, C'mon she was 97 year old. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

It was just her time.

I totally understand. I just moved to Florida in 2006, and they scare me.