Bio: Nadolski, Jason (Run Over by Mower – May 1975)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Nadolski

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/15/1975

Mower Runs Over Child (Loses Leg & Foot - 1975)

A twenty-month old Unity boy will be crippled for life due to his being struck by a power lawn mower on the family home lawn Saturday morning.

The boy, Jason Nadolski, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nadolski, Rt. 1 Unity, suffered the loss of the left leg below the knee and loss of part of his right foot, according to reports from the Clark County Sheriff’s Department.

Jason’s brother, David, age 6, was operating the mower when the accident happened. According to department reports, David was mowing with the machine when “Jason ran into the path of the mower,” was knocked down and the more passed over his legs.

Injuries to both legs caused by the machine were listed as an “instant” severing of the leg and foot.

Jason was rushed by family car to the Colby clinic and later transferred to a Marshfield hospital by Colby ambulance. He was listed in “serious” condition at that hospital at Press time.