18 years old...

writersu

sponger wrote:

A girl I knew died when she was 17 when the car she and her mother was in blew up on the highway. I'm not sure why the car blew up.

She had a reputation for being a slut, so her loss received little attention.

that's so messed up. every life starts out a blessing usually. no less tears are lost over someone's untimely death...........

EvilMerlin

SomethingCreative wrote:

That's how old my sister's friend (like a sister to me) was when she died last night after crashing into a tree. We had a little ceremony thing at the high school earlier everyone is devastated. This is fucked...the class of 2008 at their school has lost three kids this year.

I think I'm going to talk to school principle about playing "Its Ok" at their senior banquet tomorrow night

I'm sorry you're going through that. It's never easy. I lost two teammates I grew up with my senior year in a car crash. Always talking about what we'd go on to do that summer, and go play college ball together. On and on, and then everything is cut short. It happens, and that's why we can't take any day for granted anymore.

Be strong, and I wish you the best in the coming weeks. Those are the hardest. Remember the best.

Byrnzie

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

If it was so obvious, I would've spotted it.

It seemed obvious to me.

PureandEasy

So sorry for your loss and for all of those who posted about losing someone in this thread.

Not that drunk driving had anything to do with this particular instance, but anyone who reads the story I'm posting and even CONSIDERS getting behind the wheel after drinking . . .

caution; this is a VERY, VERY DISTURBING story. I almost couldn't get through it.

hopefully posting it here will make someone think twice

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/29/o.lifesaving.lesson/index.html

decides2dream

how utterly tragic. my heart goes out to you, her family and friends....


i hope you get your request.

HermanBloom

This is terribly sad; tragic so young. This is why we need tougher laws and restrictions for young drivers.

Fighting Hellfish

This has been happening seemingly all the time where I live (Long Island) There are fatal accidents with high schoolers behind the wheel on the cover of the paper way too often.

NY PJ1

PureandEasy wrote:

So sorry for your loss and for all of those who posted about losing someone in this thread.

Not that drunk driving had anything to do with this particular instance, but anyone who reads the story I'm posting and even CONSIDERS getting behind the wheel after drinking . . .

caution; this is a VERY, VERY DISTURBING story. I almost couldn't get through it.

hopefully posting it here will make someone think twice

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/29/o.lifesaving.lesson/index.html

i remember this story

crazy my biggest pet peeve,,drunk driving


sorry for your loss

Ledbetterman10

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I hope you get your request and It's OK gets played.

dude, don't

in_hiding79

sponger wrote:

I think it's pretty obvious that I was merely stating what an awful tragedy it was that people could be so preoccupied by social standing to the point where it precludes the recognition of even the most universal forms of compassion.

If you read into it as though I was making jest at the expense of personal devastation, then perhaps it is a reflection of the shallow depth of your own level of compassion.

Or maybe you're just looking for the opportunity to appear offended as you believe it makes you look dignified.

In any case, your comment, not mine, is the one that is uncalled for and socially inappropriate. Did your parents not teach you any manners when you were growing up?


I'm wondering if I shouldn't buzz the mods so that they make sure you understand for future reference why it is not OK to highjack a someone's thread by making it into your own personal show of indignation.

For the record sponger, I totally knew what you were saying!!
It's a tragedy in any case!

Fighting Hellfish

PureandEasy wrote:

So sorry for your loss and for all of those who posted about losing someone in this thread.

Not that drunk driving had anything to do with this particular instance, but anyone who reads the story I'm posting and even CONSIDERS getting behind the wheel after drinking . . .

caution; this is a VERY, VERY DISTURBING story. I almost couldn't get through it.

hopefully posting it here will make someone think twice

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/29/o.lifesaving.lesson/index.html

another Long island story. Horrible, absolutely horrible. And the drunk who did it is a total douchebag. He tried "swapping spit" with another inmate in order to have his blood test thrown out, since the DNA wouldn't be a match

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2007/07/27/2007-07-27_spiteful_katie_slay_driver_faces_saliva_-2.html


I hope that guy is getting some serious prison justice for what he did to a 7 year old girl, as well as the rest of the victims,including the limo driver, who also died

TrixieCat

SomethingCreative wrote:

That's how old my sister's friend (like a sister to me) was when she died last night after crashing into a tree. We had a little ceremony thing at the high school earlier everyone is devastated. This is fucked...the class of 2008 at their school has lost three kids this year.

I think I'm going to talk to school principle about playing "Its Ok" at their senior banquet tomorrow night

I am so sorry to hear about this.
:(
I saw a bad accident in my town yesterday...a rolled over SUV and another SUV that had senior high school writing in the window. :(
So sad...especially this time of year.
Peace to you and your friend's family.

upina2001

had 3 classmates, all in the same car, pull out in front of a semi.
1 classmate died trying to cross in front of a train.
cancer took one.
suicide took another.


all within 3 years.

facepollution

PureandEasy wrote:

So sorry for your loss and for all of those who posted about losing someone in this thread.

Not that drunk driving had anything to do with this particular instance, but anyone who reads the story I'm posting and even CONSIDERS getting behind the wheel after drinking . . .

caution; this is a VERY, VERY DISTURBING story. I almost couldn't get through it.

hopefully posting it here will make someone think twice

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/29/o.lifesaving.lesson/index.html

Shit, it's been a while since I last shed a tear, but that is a horrific story.

And to the OP, you have my sincere condolences. A girl in my class died in a jet-ski accident when we were 17 and a childhood friend of mine took his own life when he was just 16, sometimes life just isn't fucking fair.

Lizard

SomethingCreative wrote:

That's how old my sister's friend (like a sister to me) was when she died last night after crashing into a tree. We had a little ceremony thing at the high school earlier everyone is devastated. This is fucked...the class of 2008 at their school has lost three kids this year.

I think I'm going to talk to school principle about playing "Its Ok" at their senior banquet tomorrow night

So sorry to hear about this.

This stuff scares me so much having 2 teenaged sons driving.


Hugs to you and your friend's family.

Heineken Helen

Wow, I'm so sorry... and to Sian and Senrock and everybody else here who lost somebody. There's not much to say really :(

ladygooddiva

that s sad i am sorry for the loss ...thoughts and prayers...for them