Husband describes scary moments after pregnant wife was hit by SUV


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SANDY — Chelsea Sheedy, 30, is recovering at home from a weekend accident that gave her and her husband, Nick, reason to panic.

Chelsea is four months pregnant with their first child.

"She was terribly scared yesterday, and she was very anxious, then, to make sure the baby was all right," Nick Sheedy said Monday.

Just before 9:00 Sunday morning, Chelsea Sheedy parked her car in a strip mall near, 700 East and 7800 South.

She was walking to a Subway restaurant when a white Ford Explorer parked next to her began to back up.

Nick Sheedy said his wife slammed her hand on the back of the SUV before it knocked her down.

"It struck her on the left side, and when she fell she hit her whole right side of her body," he said.

Chelsea Sheedy called her husband, who then called police while rushing to the scene. She was treated at the scene and then taken to a hospital for scrapes, bruises, a back injury and a concussion.

"We didn't sleep well last night. She had a lot of pain, and she has a terrible headache still," Nick Sheedy said said.

But Chelsea Sheedy is expected to make a full recovery, and her unborn baby is OK.

"The vehicle stopped and did not run over her, so we're thankful for that," Nick said.

But the driver didn't get out of the SUV or stop. According to Chelsea Sheedy, the SUV sped out of the parking lot before she could see the person's face.

Police want to talk to the driver and and get his or her side of the story.

Chelsea Sheedy gave officers a description and partial plate, but that doesn't mean the case will be easy to solve.

Since January, Sandy police have had 178 hit-and-run cases involving injury or property damage, mostly to unattended vehicles. Officers have given out 66 citations, but the rest remain unsolved.

"It's a process, and sometimes we don't ever solve them because of lack of information," said Sandy Police Sgt. Jon Arnold.

If officers can't find the driver, Nick Sheedy hopes that person will do the right thing and come forward.

"If it's an honest mistake, that's one thing. But when somebody leaves somebody in pain, lying on the pavement, that's quite another," he said.

Chelsea Sheedy described the vehicle to police as a white, 1990s-model Ford Explorer with a red stripe. It has Idaho license plates that include the letter and numbers A, 3 and 7.

After the incident, police said an officer spotted a vehicle matching the description but was unable to catch up to it. On Monday, they said they don't believe that vehicle was an Explorer.


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