pattbateman Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 i dont wanna hear anyone blame this on the goddamn policeSeven Teens Die in N.C. Police ChaseBy PAUL NOWELL TROUTMAN, N.C. (AP) - A car trying to outrun a police officer ran off a road and crashed early Monday, killing all seven teenagers inside, the Highway Patrol said. The driver was identified as a 15-year-old, and the father of one of the victims said none of the teens had licenses and the group had been borrowing cars for joyrides. A police officer from Troutman began chasing the car after seeing the 2001 Dodge Intrepid weaving in its lane, the patrol said. ``They passed us going 85 to 100 miles an hour with the police car passing us,'' said a witness, Brandon Jackson. Troutman police Chief Eric Henderson said Officer Keith Bills chased the car for about a mile on U.S. 21 until it flipped over after hitting an embankment, crashed into a tree and then skidded to a stop upside down in a creek. Bills, however, said he tried to stop the car only briefly, following it about 500 yards before it sped out of sight. ``It was swerving, slowing down and speeding up, just erratic driving,'' Bills told the Statesville Record & Landmark. Bills said he did not see the crash, but found the wreckage later. The Highway Patrol identified the dead as driver John Lindsey Myers, 15, and passengers David Wayne Summers, 14, Quentin Maurice Reed, 18, Antonio Miller, 13, Domnick Hurtt, 17, Erica Stevenson, 15, and Antoinette Griffin, 13, all from Statesville. All were pronounced dead at the scene, and none was wearing a seat belt, the Highway Patrol said. Howard Hurtt said his son and the boy's friends had recently been borrowing cars from people they knew and going for rides. ``They were just out joyriding and a cop pulls them over and here we have seven deaths. I lost my only son,'' Hurtt said. Dyrita Ellis, 31, who came to the scene with her teenage daughter and a cousin, said the five boys who died were a tight-knit group. ``We just saw them yesterday,'' she said. ``They were happy and laughing. ... It looks like they were out having fun last night, just doing their Christmas holiday break.'' The car had been moved by midmorning, but 50-foot skid marks showed where it abruptly veered off the highway. Glass was embedded in the tree's trunk, and car parts were visible around the creek. ``You see these kids driving these fast cars and they have no sense,'' said Bucky Edwards, who stopped by to survey the damage. ``It's so sad.'' Troutman, about 35 miles north of Charlotte, has about 1,600 residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Stupid ass kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted December 30 Author Report Share Posted December 30 I THINK THEY WERE BLACK CAUSE THATS WHAT THE PICTURE NEXT TO THE ARTICLE WAS SO I AM WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO BLAME IT ON THE COPS FOR CHASING THEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Originally posted by pattbateman I THINK THEY WERE BLACK CAUSE THATS WHAT THE PICTURE NEXT TO THE ARTICLE WAS SO I AM WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO BLAME IT ON THE COPS FOR CHASING THEM Black or white, they're still stupid ass kids...and dead. And I bet you would like for them to be black, wouldn't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted December 30 Author Report Share Posted December 30 no dick weed i would like for them to be alivebut im saying if they are black there will be problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Originally posted by pattbateman no dick weed i would like for them to be alivebut im saying if they are black there will be problems Well it's good to hear that you have a heart for a change. Although it looks like you're more concerned over the possible suspensions for the cops involved then the dead kids hence your preface "i dont wanna hear anyone blame this on the goddamn police".And what the fuck does that mean anyway? "If they are black there will be problems" The funny think is, you have no idea how prejustice that statement is. I'm offended and I'm not even black.Bottom line... In my opinion, from what i've read, it appears that the kids shouldn't have been doing what they are doing and they're dead because they made stupid decisions. Black or white.. they made poor choices, put themselves into harms way, and now they're dead. End of story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normalnoises Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 It's the driver's fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakbeatz2 Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 its gotta be the cops fault.no wait, its Bush's fault....and Sharon's...Israel must be responsible for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Originally posted by breakbeatz2 its gotta be the cops fault.no wait, its Bush's fault....and Sharon's...Israel must be responsible for this Finally it seems like some sense is entering that head of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted December 30 Report Share Posted December 30 Is there any way we can tie this into Halliburton and then my day is complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakbeatz2 Posted December 31 Report Share Posted December 31 Originally posted by raver_mania Finally it seems like some sense is entering that head of yours. making a joke like that only shows how really clueless you really arebut its ok, without the stupid people like you, smart people like me wouldnt get creditthanks buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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