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re: Ohh man,Just heard about that family of 5 that got killed in that car crash
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:57 pm to SnoopALoop
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:57 pm to SnoopALoop
quote:After a certain age, absolutely.
seat belts - should this be considered a person's choice to wear one or not?
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Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:57 pm to meauxjeaux2
quote:
Eight people were in the car at the time of the wreck and six were ejected from the vehicle. The group was traveling from Texas to Walt Disney World in Florida for a family vacation.
That's horrific.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:57 pm to SnoopALoop
quote:
SnoopALoop
im not going to derail this thread about if we should\should not wear seatbelts.
I pray for the family and the three that survived. Unfortunately, though the driver survived, his life will be forever ruined and I hope he can seek help to cope with this tragedy.
Prayers!
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:59 pm to LSUvegasbombed
quote:
On long road trips, I cant recall having to wear one so we could sprawl out
Yeah, back when we didn't know any better. I remember our family road trips in our old Ford Escort (poor), and dad would fold the back seats down so the three kids could lay down their sleeping bags and sleep. Unheard of now.
I have an 8 year old and 10 month old. They may get fussy about being restrained, but in no way will I drive anywhere with them otherwise.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:59 pm to LSUvegasbombed
Agreed.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:59 pm to LSUvegasbombed
quote:
On long road trips, I cant recall having to wear one so we could sprawl out
Same here. I remember riding from north Alabama to Orlando Florida in the backseat of my grandmother's 74 Buick Regal and the thought of a seat belt never entered anyone's mind.
But that was a different time and age. We've learned a lot about highway safety since then. Probably the biggest lesson we've learned is how wearing a seat belt vastly improves a person's chance at surviving a car accident.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:59 pm to Chad504boy
$50 at the Motel 6, and they'd all be alive.
Stupid fricking cheap arse parents... couldn't buy a hotel room, couldn't take a second day off of work so they could overnight, instead of driving through the night...
Their family paid the ultimate price for their stupidity. They acted like it's a high school road trip, with so many kids in the car.
Stupid fricking cheap arse parents... couldn't buy a hotel room, couldn't take a second day off of work so they could overnight, instead of driving through the night...
Their family paid the ultimate price for their stupidity. They acted like it's a high school road trip, with so many kids in the car.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:01 pm to Chad504boy
Read this earlier. Horrible story
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:01 pm to Future_FlexZone
quote:although harsh i find it difficult to disagree with anything you said here.
$50 at the Motel 6, and they'd all be alive.
Stupid fricking cheap arse parents... couldn't buy a hotel room, couldn't take a second day off of work so they could overnight, instead of driving through the night...
Their family paid the ultimate price for their stupidity. They acted like it's a high school road trip, with so many kids in the car.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:02 pm to Future_FlexZone
quote:
Future_FlexZone
You have no clue what happened
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:03 pm to meauxjeaux2
Should have taken I-49
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:03 pm to meauxjeaux2
quote:
the XL has a 3rd row but is still considered a 7 passenger vehicle.
a 2005 tahoe could have a 3rd row, but that would mean the middle row was captains chairs, making it only have 7 seatbelts most likely since I don't think a tahoe with captains chairs in the middle would have a bench up front.
also there is no way that 8 people could fit luggage in a tahoe and themselve so they were likely pulling a trailer with the luggage. so driving at night, 16 years old, 8 people in the car, and possibly a trailer. great parenting there.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:04 pm to GCTiger11
dat lil girl with all the big brothers.... 
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:04 pm to Future_FlexZone
quote:Dude it was 11. I do not agree with them letting a 16 year old drive that late, but whose to say that they didn't have reservations somewhere and were running a little late?
$50 at the Motel 6, and they'd all be alive.
Stupid fricking cheap arse parents... couldn't buy a hotel room, couldn't take a second day off of work so they could overnight, instead of driving through the night...
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:05 pm to Hermit Crab
Just why.... why was the 16 year old inexperienced driver even behind the wheel? A road trip as long as this one is not meant for him to attempt learning... this is not fair 
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:07 pm to SnoopALoop
quote:
SnoopALoop
agreed
Imagine what it was like to be the emergency responders on this scene? I bet they have been shook to the core
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:07 pm to Chad504boy
Well the ages of the children killed were 4,7, and 15. I'm guessing the little girl, the boy with the A&M hat, and one of the other little boys were the victims.
Reading stuff about them and looking on their Facebook, looks like they were that typical always-traveling USSSA family
Really depressing
Reading stuff about them and looking on their Facebook, looks like they were that typical always-traveling USSSA family
Really depressing
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:08 pm to meauxjeaux2
One of the worst experiences I have had as an ER physician was a similar accident on I75 near Gainesville, Fl were I was in residency. Family of 5, Mom, dad, kids ranging in age from 14 to 4...and a 6th passenger, the grandmother were headed to Disney World. They were in a suburban and had a blowout at 75mph. Vehicle rolled and ejected all but the mom and dad who were in the front seat wearing seatbelts. Of the 4 ejected, 3 were struck by other vehicles and killed. The suburban was hit by a semi and killed mom and dad. The only survivor was the 4yr old. He only had minor injuries. Medics were tore up over the scene...
Was awful...every member of this kid's family was dead. I will never forget that kid's face.
Was awful...every member of this kid's family was dead. I will never forget that kid's face.
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:09 pm to LSUERDOC
quote:
LSUERDOC
just got chills reading that
Posted on 11/20/14 at 2:09 pm to Homesick Tiger
this terrible but this could have been easily avoided. these people didn't have to die.
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