This is so sad.
History of Dillard's escalator to unfold
A lawsuit over a girl's injury t Dillard's takes on the history of a down escalator dome call the "meat grinder."
By JAMIE THOMPSON
Published January 11, 2005
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ST. PETERSBURG - On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the Friday after Thanksgiving, a mother browsed the Dillard's at Tyrone Square Mall with her three children.
As the Seminole family walked past the escalator, 5-year-old Kerriana Johnson stepped toward it.
"Get away from the escalator," said the girl's mother, Lori Medvitz, according to court records.
It was too late. The down escalator sucked off Kerriana's shoe without stopping. Kerriana instinctively reached down to retrieve her shoe, and her fingers got stuck, lawyers say.
The cast aluminum steps, weighing 80-90 pounds, crushed down on Kerriana's hand and sliced off three of her fingers, according to court records detailing the incident on Nov. 29, 2002. After the escalator was shut off, police unscrewed steel panels to free Kerriana's hand.
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