I know this is off-topic, but I had to say something...
Three of my son's friends were killed in a car accident last night. He has a group of friends that have the hopped-up import cars, some very expensive and very fast, and they go up into the hills and drive fast. My son goes with them most of the time but happened to be home with us last night when it happened. Apparently, one of the kids was driving another's car and had three passengers with him when he lost control going downhill and crashed into a tree. Two of the kids were pronounced dead at the scene and the third died later at the hospital. Two of them teenaged boys and a 17 year old girl still in high school, all friends of my son. The driver survived with minor injuries and is the kid that I know the best out of all of them. I've always had my reservations about him and made it known to my son, who agreed with me to a certain extent and now agrees with me completely. Its a really sad situation and I can't stop thinking about what the parents are going through right now.
I know some of you are probably wondering why I would let my son do those kind of things, but I'm hoping that some of you have the same relationship that I have with my son and know them really well. I've spent hours and hours with him on road race tracks and go-kart tracks going fast, and have ALWAYS stressed how dangerous it is to go fast on the street, and even up in the hills by yourself. He gets it. He never rides with anyone else that he doesn't trust (I always make sure he takes his own car when he goes out) and when he has passengers he always drives slower. Do I worry? Of course, but he's also 21 and is learning about life. A huge lesson today.
Time to hug the kids...
Three of my son's friends were killed in a car accident last night. He has a group of friends that have the hopped-up import cars, some very expensive and very fast, and they go up into the hills and drive fast. My son goes with them most of the time but happened to be home with us last night when it happened. Apparently, one of the kids was driving another's car and had three passengers with him when he lost control going downhill and crashed into a tree. Two of the kids were pronounced dead at the scene and the third died later at the hospital. Two of them teenaged boys and a 17 year old girl still in high school, all friends of my son. The driver survived with minor injuries and is the kid that I know the best out of all of them. I've always had my reservations about him and made it known to my son, who agreed with me to a certain extent and now agrees with me completely. Its a really sad situation and I can't stop thinking about what the parents are going through right now.
I know some of you are probably wondering why I would let my son do those kind of things, but I'm hoping that some of you have the same relationship that I have with my son and know them really well. I've spent hours and hours with him on road race tracks and go-kart tracks going fast, and have ALWAYS stressed how dangerous it is to go fast on the street, and even up in the hills by yourself. He gets it. He never rides with anyone else that he doesn't trust (I always make sure he takes his own car when he goes out) and when he has passengers he always drives slower. Do I worry? Of course, but he's also 21 and is learning about life. A huge lesson today.
Time to hug the kids...
