Road Rage on Long Island - Long Beach Death (live, price)
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According to witnesses, the Porsche driver was chasing the Altima for some time and finally passed him and blocked him in. He then got out of his car and starting pounding on the hood of the Altima yelling at the kid to get out of the car. The kid apparently called 911 out of fear, but then decided to try and make a break for it in the car. At this point he hit the Porsche driver and drove over him. He claims it was an accident and he was afraid for his well-being, but he also tried to flee the scene until bystanders held him back.
It was a bad situation made worse by both parties involved.
Sadly, I've seen my fair share of road rage and I can see how quickly these things can turn ugly. I've gotten into shouting matches on the road, I've gotten into shouting matches and chest-prodding on the side of the road, but fortunately I've never been in a situation where I feared for my life or caused bodily injury.
People feel anonymous and safe behind the safety of their car and do stupid things that they wouldn't do face to face with someone. Nobody ever cuts in front of you in person while you're in line for something, but behind the wheel of their car, they think they can do anything. Really sad.
i heard this 35 year old guy was a neighborhood terror, always acting out his road rage on people in Long Beach. I don't think he should have been killed, but it doesn't sound like the 21 yr old intentionally meant for the guy to die.
Observing from a different part of the country and having grown up there, what happened is absolutely epidemic on LI., small penis syndrome leading to a fatality. Happens all the time but more often on LI
Any 21 year old kid=not the greatest common sense.
I can see how what happened, happened. Most 21 year olds do not know how to handle a situation like this. Unless he blatently tried to mow the guy down in cold blood, I don't believe he should hang.
What's most ridiculous is the behavior of a 35 year old man, who acted more or less like what you would expect from a 21 year old kid.
Oh, he was driving a Porsche? That explains everything.
I totally agree with this. And they even say that the reasoning part of the brain isn't fully formed till around 25. I'm sure he panicked, was extremely frightened and had all sorts of adrenaline rushing through his body. I feel bad for the kid.
I personally don't see how they can pin anything on Potts (the 22-year old) that is more serious than leaving the scene of a crime and maybe a handful of traffic citations. I think almost everybody can agree that Potts didn't intentionally mow Sharinn down, but the crux of the case will probably be whether Potts exhibited negligence; that's how a charge of some form of involuntary manslaughter might stick.
The deceased was 6'5" and probably used that to his advantage when trying to physically intimidate Potts. It's tragic that Sharinn died, but the blame falls squarely on his shoulders for escalating things to the point where this happened. Sharinn would be alive today had he stayed in his car and simply flipped Potts the bird and moved on.
I personally don't see how they can pin anything on Potts (the 22-year old) that is more serious than leaving the scene of a crime and maybe a handful of traffic citations. I think almost everybody can agree that Potts didn't intentionally mow Sharinn down, but the crux of the case will probably be whether Potts exhibited negligence; that's how a charge of some form of involuntary manslaughter might stick.
The deceased was 6'5" and probably used that to his advantage when trying to physically intimidate Potts. It's tragic that Sharinn died, but the blame falls squarely on his shoulders for escalating things to the point where this happened. Sharinn would be alive today had he stayed in his car and simply flipped Potts the bird and moved on.
Isn't the story that Sharinn got out of his car on 2 different occasions? What, the kid told him to f off at the first light, so he chases him down and starts banging on his car. It's bad that a guy died, but I almost feel like we're talking about something Darwinian here...
Isn't the story that Sharinn got out of his car on 2 different occasions? What, the kid told him to f off at the first light, so he chases him down and starts banging on his car. It's bad that a guy died, but I almost feel like we're talking about something Darwinian here...
Bingo... by running a red light and getting out of the car a second time, Sharinn showed his recklessness and negligence and pure intent to hurt Potts. Sharinn got what was coming to him. Thank God he didn't kill anyone else beside himself!
Forget age, why does everyone thinks age still a factor after 18? If you are old enough to drink/drive and vote, don't come using "too young and too stupid" as an excuse. We don't see old people using that excuse do we?
If he was dumb enough to **** and provoke someone so he gets chased... he had it coming. Ran him over because he was scared? Give me a break, you only have two pedals, one to stop and one to go forward...panick inside a locked car after calling 911? you got to be kidding me???!
Should the guy be killed because he was a terror in his own neighborhood? No. Nor should anyone be dumb enough to provoke someone on the road either.
Forget age, why does everyone thinks age still a factor after 18? If you are old enough to drink/drive and vote, don't come using "too young and too stupid" as an excuse. We don't see old people using that excuse do we?
If he was dumb enough to **** and provoke someone so he gets chased... he had it coming. Ran him over because he was scared? Give me a break, you only have two pedals, one to stop and one to go forward...panick inside a locked car after calling 911? you got to be kidding me???!
Should the guy be killed because he was a terror in his own neighborhood? No. Nor should anyone be dumb enough to provoke someone on the road either.
The guy went after the kid twice. The guy got out of his car and was banging on the kids car. The kid tried to get away but couldn't and ended up running over the guy. The 35 year old was dumb enough to get out of his car twice, and and chase the kid through red lights. I'm sorry, the kid may have acted like a jerk but the guy was irrational.
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