A Georgia woman died while was
rescuing her dog, Shadow.
Authorities believes that Ellena Hudgins was driving on a
South Carolina highway late at night and pulled over to the
emergency lane to let Shadow, a coal-colored pug, to relieve
himself and to close the top of her convertible car. Shadow
jumped out of the car, and Hudgins followed him.
She ran across a couple of highway lanes, retrieved her dog
and proceeded to go back to her car when she was hit by a
SUV. She was also hit by two other cars and an 18-wheeler.
The coroner said she died at the scene.
Shadow sustained an injured chin and a dislocated hip after
he was flung to the pavement.
Hudgins’s husband was extremely upset when he heard the news
about his wife and saw the dog’s injuries. He was reminded
of how he always told his wife to put the dog on a leash.
“If Ellena had just listened to me, that could have been
prevented and she would be alive,” he said.
The incident spread among South Carolina residents and they
donated enough money to pay for Shadow’s surgery. Mr.
Hudgins said he was extremely touched by the generous
gesture.
He spoke of his wife and her relationship with her dog. He
said that he was always in her lap and followed her
everywhere which is why he named him Shadow. His wife and
Shadow would fall asleep together on the sofa watching
television.
Mr. Hudgins said that he thinks his wife, who suffered from
bipolar and other disorders, became lost and disoriented
when she was driving back from taking Shadow to the vet. She
was about 100 miles away from home when the incident
occurred.
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to show their children the 'miracle of birth', should come
back to witness the 'miracle of death' performed in the back
rooms of animal shelters all over the country." Phyllis
Wright, Humane Society of the United States
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