{"id":5687,"date":"2004-01-23T20:39:34","date_gmt":"2004-01-24T03:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/01\/23\/an-early-darwin-awards-candidate.html"},"modified":"2004-01-23T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2004-01-24T03:39:34","slug":"an_early_darwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/01\/23\/an_early_darwin.html","title":{"rendered":"An early Darwin Awards candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"

This has all the classic elements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. On Halloween night, a 17-year-old boy is out driving in an SUV with another 15-year-old boy and three 14-year-old girls.\n
  2. 17 stops the SUV to let 15 get up on the roof and “car surf.”\n
  3. 17 decides that looks like fun, slows down the car, asks a 14 in the passenger seat to steer, while he climbs up on the roof of the car, too.\n
  4. 14 has problem steering, climbs over to the driver’s side, tries to hit the brake, and instead hits the gas.\n
  5. Vehicle speeds to 50-60 mph, and 14, trying to control it, instead rolls it.\n
  6. 15 and 17 are thrown from the vehicle.\n
  7. 15 dies three days later.\n
  8. 17 and the 14s suffer minor injury.<\/ol>\n

    The 17 is being charged with manslaughter, and tried as an adult. That may seem harsh, but the kid also pled no contest last February to one count of “fleeing or attempting to elude police.” He was placed on four months of probation and ordered to complete a defensive driving course. Give the situation, the past record, and the fact that juvie court coverage ends when the kid hits 19, the DA thought an adult trial made sense.<\/p>\n

    My only regret is that 17’s parents aren’t up on trial, too (though its altogether likely, I suspect, they’ll face a civil suit). Were 17 my kid, I can assure you that (a) his grounding would last a lot longer than his legal probation, and (b) he would not have solo access to an SUV, and (c) he would not be out unsupervised on Halloween.<\/p>\n

    Similar thoughts cross my mind about the parents of the 15 and the 14s.<\/p>\n

    I suspect I’m going to be a well-hated parent by Katherine.<\/p>\n

    (via Les<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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