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re: 12 year old dies on 4 wheeler north of Watson today

Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:43 pm to
Posted by Pas gagne
Member since May 2015
185 posts
Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:43 pm to
Lost my 17 year old neighbor on one this past New Year's Eve. Beautiful girl and a passenger on one as well.
Posted by DesertTiger44
Fayetteville, NC
Member since Mar 2011
227 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 7:49 am to
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Officials say that 36-year-old Joshua Tharpe was riding on an ATV with a juvenile on a sandbar. Tharpe allegedly took a sharp turn on the wet sand, flipping the ATV on the juvenile, claiming their life. Tharpe faces vehicular homicide charges.
Posted by Dorothy
Munchkinland
Member since Oct 2008
18153 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:02 am to
Several people on the WAFB Facebook page have said the driver was not drinking and passed the DUI test. Not sure why he was charged with vehicular homicde then.

Can any law experts clarify--does vehicular homicide mean you're under the influence and negligent homicide would just be causing the death of someone when no alcohol/drugs are involved?
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38533 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:08 am to
This is the alleged suspect that has been identified by local news media outlets.

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And I bet this picture isn't so funny now ...

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This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 8:12 am
Posted by Pepe Lepew
Looney tuned .....
Member since Oct 2008
36114 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:28 am to
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by Negative Nomad
I see unsepervised kids on these things all the time in my neighborhood. I have no idea why parents let them ride these things.




This.... I see some with 3 or 4 kids on the machines at the same time also
Posted by PygmalionEffect
Member since Jul 2012
4834 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:29 am to
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I hate 4 wheelers. Worked in PICU and saw more than my share.


Have been riding 3 wheelers and later 4 wheelers for 40 years and never even had a close call on one.

It's one of the safest things you can ride when driven properly, which is why you see kids on them all the time.

Probably need some type of age restriction and/or a training requirement eventually, which will require tax money to implement.
Posted by TigahRag
Sorting Out OT BS Since 2005
Member since May 2005
132775 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:41 am to
Yeah .. That guy was at a Fourth of July party and not drinking ..
Posted by TigahRag
Sorting Out OT BS Since 2005
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:44 am to
I've driven many four-wheelers in my time .. They're not death machines .. You almost have to try to flip them .. Sounds like this guy flipped it in a ditch .. He either went off the road or was dumb enough to try and cross a ditch ..
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 8:45 am
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
33926 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:46 am to
You can tell the guy doesn't act his age.
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38533 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:51 am to
I don't want to judge too quickly, but a quick look at his open FB page appears to indicate that he likes to party.

And it was the fourth ...
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 8:52 am
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
30250 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:52 am to
Damn, I have 17 mutual friends with the guy but I don't know him. Lots of friends are commenting on his FB page about the accident. Prayers going up for everyone involved. This won't be easy on anyone.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
33926 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:57 am to
Very bad situation. I hope it was just an accident and something stupid wasn't going on.
Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3795 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 8:58 am to
Some people don't appreciate or understand the risks involved, especially with child. Some people think a 12 yr old would be old enough to get a little more risky on these vehicles.

Can't imagine the pain the family is going through. Thinking your kid is safe at the home of another.
Posted by Skillet
Member since Aug 2006
107589 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:02 am to
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Very bad situation. I hope it was just an accident and something stupid wasn't going on.


I concur...If the driver was acting up then that makes it worse, obviously.
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38533 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:04 am to
Apparently Mr. Tharpe appeared on CMT's Party Down South.

"Ryan 'Daddy' Richards, one of the show's stars, and his good friend Josh Tharpe, who recently appeared on two episodes, were the judges at a Splash bash and bikini contest at Pesacola's Castaway's Bar and Grill July 25 and 26-mere months after Richards and his fellow cast mates were virtually kicked out of the city."

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This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 9:05 am
Posted by TigahRag
Sorting Out OT BS Since 2005
Member since May 2005
132775 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:06 am to
Vain, posts selfie pics on Facebook, in his 30s selling used cars, tons of party pics with booze on his FB page .. We can all read between the lines here ...

Prayers and deepest sympathies go out to the family .. Horribly tragic ..
Posted by Skillet
Member since Aug 2006
107589 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:07 am to
Yeah, the driver looks the part of someone that'll act crazy.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
30250 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:10 am to
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, tons of party pics with booze on his FB page .. We can all read between the lines here ...


Yeah, after seeing that I definitely have a different opinion on what probably happened here.
Posted by wallowinit
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2006
14978 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:15 am to
Hopefully, at a minimum, he'll never produce offspring.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85031 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:17 am to
Do we all really have to tapdance around the fact that this guy is a perfect stereotype? They exist for a reason
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