Father of 911-Error Victim to Speak at Pai Event in Texas
The father of the Texas woman who died after her young daughter was unable to reach 911 will speak at a Friday event in Marshall, Texas, organized by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai (see 1501120026) on improvements being made to reaching…
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emergency personnel, Pai’s office said in a Tuesday news release. Pai in January sent letters to the CEOs of major hotel chains, after a December 2013 incident in which the child tried to dial 911 when her mother, Kari Dunn, was being strangled by her estranged husband (see 1401210049). The child had not first dialed 9 for an outside line, so the call did not go through, Pai said. In addition to Dunn’s father, Hank Hunt, Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, and Marshall Police Chief Jesus Campa will speak at the event.