Neighbors of Flo Rida’s autistic son Zohar Dillard are surprised 6-year-old survived 5-story fall
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY: People living in the area where Flo Rida’s son, Zohar Paxton Dillard, lives with his mother Alexis Adams, have shared how surprised they were to learn that the six-year-old special needs child survived after falling five stories from a window. The autistic child had a near-fatal accident on March 4 and is said to be receiving treatment at the hospital's intensive care unit.
The accident reportedly resulted in numerous fractures along with a liver laceration, internal bleeding, and collapsed lungs. Though the incident happened in early March, it came to light recently after the child’s mother filed a lawsuit against the apartment complex's owners and managers, a construction company, and a window installer, alleging the windows “posed a hazardous condition”.
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Flo Rida‘s six-year-old son is in the Intensive Care Unit after falling from a five-story apartment building window earlier this month.
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‘He looked lifeless’
James Lucas, who also lives in the same building, told DailyMail.com that he saw Zohar lying on the road after the fall. He shared, “He was just on the ground, not moving, I thought he wasn't going to live. I was just downstairs getting Chinese food and there were ambulances everywhere and I had no idea what had happened I just saw the kid, he looked lifeless. I didn't even realize it was from the 5th floor until later.”
The 40-year-old man also claimed that windows have sills, which can be used by children to stand. He added, “You can definitely, if you're a kid, stand on that sill, but my kids haven't been here I think they should look into window guards for sure. I couldn't believe he survived that, I mean the 5th floor, that's a drop. I was only down there for a few minutes, he was down there when I got there.”
A woman visiting her daughter in the same area told the publication, “I'm just visiting my daughter but I remember her mentioning it, I didn't realize it was the fifth floor.” She also mentioned, “I'm so surprised that these windows could have been opened by a child if that is what happened. These have screens on them as well. What an awful accident.”
‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’
The neighbors’ account came as Zohar’s mother Adams issued a statement, saying, “As a single mom to a special needs child, this feels like a nightmare. My heart is broken into a million pieces. I am devastated, angry, and struggling to come to terms with the fact that my only child has suffered severe injuries due to the willful negligence of our landlord and others involved in failing to take necessary safety measures.”
In her legal suit, she added that her son “has been disabled and in the future will be disabled and not be able to perform his usual functions. [He] has been and in the future will be caused great pain and suffering, to his great loss and damage and will in the future suffer great physical and mental pain and suffering.”