Fatal Wreck..........12 in GMC Envoy.

[okie556]

Terrible tragedy with 5 young kids being killed. Too bad they weren't spotted by a LEO and pulled over before this happened. And no, that wasn't attempt to bash any law enforcement officer. They were traveling from Marshall to the water park past Canton and had a blowout. Envoy had seat belts for 7.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Damn sad

 

[Skip]

Saw that on the news tonight, so sad...

 

[okie556]

Damn sad

Very sad. I have some strong opinions on this but in respect of the 5 innocent children who lost their lives.....I will hold my tongue.

 

[TXARGUY]

Very sad. I have some strong opinions on this but in respect of the 5 innocent children who lost their lives.....I will hold my tongue.

We're in the same boat. Holding my tongue out of respect for the dead. I read that the driver was being charged with 5 counts of criminally negligent homocide.

 

[zembonez]

WOW. Brilliant thinker there. Load a vehicle up with WAY more than it's designed to hold - blow out a tire - and kill a bunch of innocent kids. Where has sanity gone?

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/5-children-killed-in-East-Texas-SUV-crash-3801856.php

 

[FlashBang]

Out of respect for the little ones who lost their life's... I won't hold my tongue. The driver should feel the full wrath of the law come down on them for this. Children cannot protect themselves and the driver is solely responsible for their deaths. When I was a LEO I cut a lot of breaks to a lot of people, but I never cut anyone a break when their actions either did or could have endangered a child.

 

[zembonez]

Amen.

 

[Whiskey_Rocka_Rolla]

Very sad. I have some strong opinions on this but in respect of the 5 innocent children who lost their lives.....I will hold my tongue.

^^^What he said.

 

[jfrey]

+1 what Flashbang said. Kids are too precious to mess with like that.

 

[Stumpy]

prayers for the families

 

[BigHoss]

Very sad story, too close to home...

We have seat belts for a reason...

 

[hkusp1]

A buddy of mine from the fire academy was on that call he said it was a nasty situation.

 

[Driller]

From a physics standpoint that was probably an extra 1500 pounds extra that the vehicle was not designed to be able to handle an evasive maneuver. Just a little swerve left or right and the inertial mass energy seems exponential. Would not even take a flat tire. Could have been debris or animal in road and a normal steering maneuver could have done the same thing.

 

[BigHoss]

A buddy of mine from the fire academy was on that call he said it was a nasty situation.

I can only imagine the "horror" the area must of looked like...especially with so many unbuckled...

 

[Renegade]

Out of respect for the little ones who lost their life's... I won't hold my tongue. The driver should feel the full wrath of the law come down on them for this. Children cannot protect themselves and the driver is solely responsible for their deaths. When I was a LEO I cut a lot of breaks to a lot of people, but I never cut anyone a break when their actions either did or could have endangered a child.

Not in my opinion, the parents of those kids too are morally responsible too, they saw no problem putting them in an overloaded car with no seat belts child seats.

 

[jamesmrj]

Not in my opinion, the parents of those kids too are morally responsible too, they saw no problem putting them in an overloaded car with no seat belts child seats.

I agree with you Though they may not have known, they ought to screen who they are sending their kids with. I can't imagine the guilt they are feeling. Even the ones who don't feel guilty will be transferring all of their guilt onto some other party (preferably with deep pockets).

 

[okie556]

I agree with you Though they may not have known, they ought to screen who they are sending their kids with. I can't imagine the guilt they are feeling. Even the ones who don't feel guilty will be transferring all of their guilt onto some other party (preferably with deep pockets).

Both mothers were in the SUV. Should be charged with child endangerment.

 

[hkusp1]

Both mothers were in the SUV. Should be charged with child endangerment.

If not more.

 

[hkusp1]

I can only imagine the "horror" the area must of looked like...especially with so many unbuckled...

He said it was very hard to maintain his composure. When you get to an incident scene where kids are involved it changes the game drastically for first responders.