In a freak accident, Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s son’s nanny, Yadira Calito, died after being run over by an SUV while inside of a Los Angeles-area car dealership.
According to reports, an unnamed 84-year-old woman went to a San Fernando Valley car dealership on Aug. 11 to get her Toyota RAV4 serviced. After arriving, she allegedly hit the gas rather than the brake pedal, sending her vehicle from the service bay driveway and into the customer reception area.
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Yadira, who was at the dealership, suddenly found herself pinned under the car and was dragged for about 20 feet, TMZ reported. Kat and David’s nanny was eventually freed from under the car and, according to DailyMail.com, an off-duty nurse started performing CPR on her before emergency services arrived.
The nanny to Kat and David’s 2-year-old son, Rennie, was eventually transported to a hospital in critical condition but later died.
Two men working at the dealership were also injured in the shocking incident, but their injuries are reportedly not life-threatening. The driver of the car stayed on site to answer authorities’ questions and declined to be taken to the hospital. She was not arrested.
Images from the crash — which occurred around 9 a.m. — show the white SUV parked among shattered glass and chaos.
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Upon learning about Yadira’s injuries and death Katharine — who found fame as a runner-up on «American Idol» in 2006 — canceled two shows in Asia, where she was touring with her Grammy-winning husband.
«Dearest Jakarta fans, it’s with heavy heart I announce I have to miss our final two shows of our Asia run,» she wrote on Instagram on Aug. 11 without providing more details. «David and I have had a horrible tragedy in our family and at least one of us need to get back home to our family.»
She added, «Please know how sorry I am and how much I wish to return one day and perform for you all. Love Katharine.»
The songstress flew back to Los Angeles the same day. TMZ reported that the superstar couple considered Yadira «family.»
After several celebrity friends, including David’s ex-wife Linda Thompson, commented with well wishes, Kat disabled the comments section of her Instagram.
