didn't see this posted anywhere yet. hope it's not anybody from here.

no bueno

http://news.yahoo.com/trick-treater-...040700086.html

..LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say a 12-year-old girl was killed while trick-or-treating when she was struck by a car whose driver is suspected of being intoxicated.

The Clark County coroner says Faith Monet Love, of Las Vegas, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the crash about 8:15 p.m. Monday in a neighborhood several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip.

Witnesses tell the Las Vegas Review-Journal the girl was crossing the street with a group of trick-or-treaters when she was hit by 2009 Mazda RX-8. A teenager who saw the crash says the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed in a 25 mph zone.

The 41-year-old driver, Justin Caramanica, was arrested on a felony drunken driving charge and is being held at the Clark County jail.

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this city has some of the worst drivers, some of which are drunk from either being poor and overworked or out of state visitors who have no clue where they are going and/or are here to party.

that sucks though, and it sounds like only a few blocks from me here at the shop... not sure who the owner is.

 

Heard that news. So sad that this city is full of drunks.

 

Not looking to specifically call out the member or anything, but curious if anyone here knew or met the guy...

 

I hope it was no one from here. I really hope everyone on these forums has better judgement than that..

That's just absolutely, 100% horrible. I really feel for her family..

 

another life loss to the stupidity of drinking and driving

 

Not only is drinking and driving completely wrong but the fact he's 41 years old acting as if he's an under-age drinker is what really surprises me.

 

I hate drink and drive, I see them all the time in NYC. that's also why I never drink when I am driving.

*sigh* this jerk gave us all RX-8 owners a bad name. Thanks *******. please just hang yourself and die. Greatly appreciated.

RIP, girl

 

Yeah, when a person hits the age of 41, usually they've gone and gotten the majority of the stupid out of their system by then. Drinking and driving is usually really low down on their list of things they are willing to risk.

Usually, when a person drinks and drives at that age, there are typically 3 reasons why:

a- They are a drunk, and this is something they do all the time, and have either been really, really lucky up to that point in their life, or they've got so many previous DD convictions, they don't have a license anyway.

b- They are having major upheavals in their life (wife left, dog has cancer, kids are crackhead ******, etc), and they are starting their downward spiral, but can get things corrected if they smarten back up.

c- They went to an office party, got plastered, and this is the first time in their life they ever made a stupid mistake like this, and its never going to happen ever again.

I really hope its c, but that doesn't help the family of the little girl at all.

BC.

 

Come to NJ. It's almost a prerequisite here. NYC isn't nearly as bad. I'm actually shocked that there aren't more accidents.

 

better question is: why don't the DUI drivers get maimed or killed instead of the seemingly 9 out of 10 people they kill.

 

Scientifically, it's usually because people who know they are going to be in an accident "brace" themselves one way or another, increasing their body's stiffness and resulting injuries. Drunks usually don't know, or if they do they don't react, and are typically "loose", absorbing the impact significantly better.



Doesn't help when the drunk is in a vehicle and the victim isn't.