Accident Route 4 & Skinners Turn Road
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godsbutterfly
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I don't know if everyone saw it or not but Post #139 contains a Petition in memory of Aly Purvis for a light at the accident site that you can sign online. I don't know if Petitions work around here but it says they are trying for 1000 signatures before they present it.
Chasey_Lane
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This comment stood out to me, mostly because I believe there have been MORE traffic accidents at the intersection of Bryantown Mall AFTER a traffic light was erected.
"# 7: Nov 6, 2007, Stacey Jones , Maryland
Just think, if this were a county officials child....they would have installed a traffic light today. There needs to be a working traffic light at this intersection, how many innocent people have to die? "
High EGT
Gort! Klaatu barada nikto
SORRY but the sad reality is YES there is one to blame and that is the DRIVER. I don’t care if she is 17 or 71 the DRIVER is in control over the destinies of everyone on board. Life gives no free pass in poor judgment and the sooner we instill that concept in our children the more equipped they will be able to survive.
tommyjones
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SORRY but the sad reality is YES there is one to blame and that is the DRIVER. I don’t care if she is 17 or 71 the DRIVER is in control over the destinies of everyone on board. Life gives no free pass in poor judgment and the sooner we instill that concept in our children the more equipped they will be able to survive.
another thing to learn from this is dont let your daughter have a myspace page.
I thought the pics shown on the news were inapproprate to show in memory of a young girl who had passed.
i guess the family didn't offer one up so the news went searching
Chasey_Lane
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tommyjones
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you didnt see the pics of her in a corset doing her myspace pose?
Chasey_Lane
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Nope, apparently I did not.
tommyjones
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i just felt for the family to have those particular pics shown with in hours of the girl dying.
thats not the "daddy's little girl" that they were morning
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Well, wouldn't that be the news/tv stations, etc. that chose to show the pictures? I don't think the pictures were bad...fairly consistent with what teen girls wear these days. At least the few I happened to see on Channel 4.
bluesmom31
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SORRY but the sad reality is YES there is one to blame and that is the DRIVER. I don’t care if she is 17 or 71 the DRIVER is in control over the destinies of everyone on board. Life gives no free pass in poor judgment and the sooner we instill that concept in our children the more equipped they will be able to survive.
ok - lets say the driver was at fault. Does that change the outcome? Does anyone feel better knowing that it was her fault? Now the parents not only have to deal with her death, but also with the guilt associated with knowing it was her fault. All that I am saying is it does no good to place blame - things like this have happened and unfortunately, will continue to happen - no matter if there are traffic lights, perfect drivers with great judgement, etc.
High EGT
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Playing the blame game within the inner circle of family you would be correct as it would serve no purpose in the short term. But I am not and reserve the right as to point out the obvious since it’s my life as well as the life of my children that are at stake. With the exception of the occupants nobody knows exactly why this individual busted a major intersection and into the path of vehicles going 60+. But its likely the driver was very familiar with the road and knew of the intersection but due to inattention (i.e. cell phone) made a fatal error in judgment. And the same can be said about the 16 yo in Charles County who yesterday killed himself along with some friends. Tragic yes and could have been prevented if the driver was aware of the consequences of his actions and understood the huge responsibility he assumes over the lives of his occupants.
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Rienell
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Good point. That's why they call it an accident, after all. No one intends for something like this to happen.
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
That was inappropriate for the news to use those pix.
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
The news video I saw used only one pix which I would imagine would upset a parent on a good day let alone what they are going through now.
mAlice
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I saw the picture. It wasn't a corset. I was a corset "style" top. She didn't even have cleavage showing. There was nothing wrong with what she was wearing.
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
You are so right, this is not the time to place blame. Years ago when my older sister was in a terrible accident, teens in one car, family in another, 3 deaths...ect..you would not believe the phone calls to our home, people saying things like,,,How does it feel to know your daughter/sister was responsible for the death of said ppl.... now these were adult calls, not kids!!! My sister wasn't even the driver, she was a passenger in the back seat.
SouthernMdRocks
R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
Hmm, I didn't mention it being a corset but now that you mentioned it..
mAlice
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No, somebody else posted it earlier in the thread. Sorry for the confusion. I was trying to maintain some continuety to that particular topic of this thread. Didn't work.
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