Article: Boy's parents place blame: The Woods family says it is struggling through the holidays after the death of 6-year-old Joshua in a freak accident.

Byline: Deborah Horan, Chicago Tribune

Dec. 21--The mother of 6-year-old Joshua Woods blames air traffic controllers and two Southwest Airlines pilots for her son's Dec. 8 death when a jetliner skidded off a snowy runway at Midway, crashed through an airport barrier and struck the family car on Central Avenue.

"I'm angry towards the pilot and the tower," Lisa Woods said Tuesday. "I feel something could have been done to prevent all this. Why weren't they redirected somewhere else? ... There are a lot of questions, and I want answers."

Seated near a sparkling Christmas tree and six stockings in the living room of their Leroy, Ind., home, Lisa and ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!