Maria Sue Chapman Tragedy : Steven Curtis Chapman Speaks

Steven Curtis Chapman talked about the tragedy that hit his family after Maria Sue Chapman was accidentally hit by a vehicle. He talked about it all on “Good Morning America”. His was present with his other family members including wife Mary Beth Chapman, Emily Elizabeth Chapman, Caleb Stevenson Chapman and Will Franklin Chapman.

Chapman’s five-year-old daughter, Maria Sue Chapman, was killed in a tragic accident on May 21, 2008. The little girl was accidentally hit by her older brother driving a Toyota Land Cruiser pulling into the driveway of their home in Franklin, Tennessee. The entire family was preparing to celebrate their eldest son Caleb’s graduation from high school and their daughter’s engagement just hours before the accident. Maria Sue later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Maria was the youngest in the family, and one of three daughters adopted from China by Steven and his wife, Mary Beth.

Chapman is also a vocal advocate for adoption. Apart from three biological kids, Steven and Mary had adopted three more from China. One of them was Maria. Both of them have written three children’s books with adoption themes: Shaoey And Dot: Bug Meets Bundle , Shaoey and Dot: The Christmas Miracle , and Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story . Chapman’s modern fairytale, Cinderella: The Love of a Daddy and His Princess chronicles and celebrates the blessings of childhood, family, love, and life.

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Steven Curtis Chapman Daughter Killed In Car Crash

The five-year-old daughter of American Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman has been struck and killed by a sport-utility vehicle driven by her brother.Authorities in Tennessee say the girl, Maria, was hit in a driveway at the family home today south of Nashville and died later in hospital.The Toyota Land Cruiser was driven by the girl's teenage brother, said Tennessee Highway Patrol spokeswoman Laura McPherson.McPherson says several members of the Chapman family witnessed the accident.

The brother apparently did not see the little girl, she said.Chapman won his 50th Dove music award, the most of any artist in gospel music history, in 2006 for special event album of the year for the Chronicles of Narnia project.He toured Australia in 2006.McPherson said no charges were expected to be laid,"It looks like a tragic accident,'' she said.Chapman and his wife have promoted international adoption and have three daughters from China, including Maria. They have three biological children.The 45-year-old singer also has released a book about being a father entitled Cinderella: The Love of Daddy and his Princess.He has won five Grammy awards and 51 Dove awards from the Gospel Music Association.

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