Car Was Going 99MPH In Crash That Killed 4 Teenagers (Sarasota: neighborhoods, school)

[wondermint2]

The car was estimated to be going 99mph in a 30mph zone. Plus the 2 girls were not wearing their seatbelts. Not good. Sean Leonard was driving 99 mph in crash that also killed Andrew Monroe, Jessica Leonard and Kelly Janis | HeraldTribune.com

[Iamrita]

It is just so tragic and so sad. My heart goes out to all the families.

[Rushmore]

It is SO predominant a problem, younger drivers driving fast to impress their friends, you'd think parents and teachers and law enforcement would get a better handle on it somehow.

Driving that fast through that neighborhood is absolutely insane, but it has been said on many occasions that socializing younger people are, in a way, definitively insane. Common sense and even self-preservation seem non-existent sometimes.

When I was growing up, they showed us a "scared straight" type movie about car wrecks, complete with horrible crash scene photos, etc. I'm pretty sure it worked on some people, but I'm pretty sure it was lost on most of the "I'm immortal" 17 year olds.

Tragic and sad, absolutely.

[Foxrivman1]

Originally Posted by Rushmore

It is SO predominant a problem, younger drivers driving fast to impress their friends, you'd think parents and teachers and law enforcement would get a better handle on it somehow.

Driving that fast through that neighborhood is absolutely insane, but it has been said on many occasions that socializing younger people are, in a way, definitively insane. Common sense and even self-preservation seem non-existent sometimes.

When I was growing up, they showed us a "scared straight" type movie about car wrecks, complete with horrible crash scene photos, etc. I'm pretty sure it worked on some people, but I'm pretty sure it was lost on most of the "I'm immortal" 17 year olds.

Tragic and sad, absolutely.

As I read this article it brought back memories of when I was young, we did some stupid things and many of us had a little of the " I'm immortal" attitude as well. Fortunately, we did most of our high speed driving in the boon docks away from neighborhoods.

Your right Rushmore, common sense goes out the window sometimes when your young!

The picture of the car on the flatbed says it all!

Terrible tragedy!!

[seain dublin]

Yet if you read the comments written on the attached article they're annoyed that the paper printed this story. There is mindset down here I noticed that any time teens are killed in a crash(and it is quite often) no one mentions personal responsibility.

They don't think pointing out the fact that he was doing almost 70 miles over the speed limit and the fact that the girls weren't wearing seat belts was necessary (although at that speed it wouldn't have mattered).

It is always labeled a "tragic accident". When in fact it was a completely avoidable situation.

You see the crying teenagers on the news, the flowers on the side of the road, but no one addresses that this was due to reckless driving.

This driver already had 3 tickets for reckless driving, had a reputation for speeding, yet the parents never thought to take the car away? He has speeding for the last two years since he was a minor.

On the news the principal of the Sarasota Military Academy where the girls went to school called it "God's choice". Was God driving the car?

No parent should have to bury a child, but this kid was a time bomb on the road, yet no one took any action or thought to take away the car.

He only graduated HS last year so chances are very good this vehicle was registered to his parents, now in addition to losing their children the family will most likely be sued by the other families.

The whole situation was completely avoidable.