Hargrove, 51, injured in bushhog accident
A Foothills subdivision woman crawled her way to help after her leg was severely injured in a bushhog accident Friday morning.
The victim, Sharon D. Hargrove, 51, remains under treatment at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, suffering from severe injuries inflicted when she was run over by her bushhog in an accident near her Hargrove Lane home. She was airlifted from the scene by LifeForce helicopter.
According to sheriff’s deputy Ramsey Womack, the accident happened just before 10 a.m. Friday as Hargrove was bushhogging a wooded area near her home. At some point during her work, the tractor began to tip over, prompting her to either jump or fall. She was then struck by the bushhog before she could move from its path, with the machine hitting one foot and leg.
Given the fact she was alone and bleeding severely, Hargrove was forced to crawl for help, dragging herself from the woods, across her yard and drive, up her steps and into her house where she called for help.
“She couldn’t walk so she had to drag herself a long way to get help,” Womack said, noting the injuries to her foot and leg appeared to be extreme.