Comments on: Runaway driver crashes apartment pool party

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:12:22 +0000

I guess kids nowadays are so bored with the college experience they need to take on new sport such as truck diving. I guess if one of the passengers had passed away that they’d all be acting like smarty pants and refuse to talk to authorities. Yeah, what a good hard working family the driver represents.

By: Kate McCarty

Kate McCarty — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:05:51 +0000

I don’t think Jude Prather is up for re-election till next year…but this and the numerous accidents at the intersections of Hughson and the Retreat and RR12 deserve serious city attention. This complex is lovely but in the wrong place, plunked down amid single-family homes. We need the apartments for students, but they don’t need to take over neighborhoods destroying them for families living nearby.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:15:32 +0000

Who is the mom kidding besides herself? Get real lady & stop covering up for your kid… I screwed up once while I was in college & my parents didn’t have any problem with watching me spend 4 months in jail, I deserved it.

I agree with Tarl the the comments here. The driver needs to be punished for all of the crimes he committed, including drunk driving. Send him to prison for a couple of years to grow up. The uncooperative passengers also need to be punished to the extent of the law for blocking a criminal investigation. Sadly, I have a feeling that since these are beloved college kids that they will only get a slap on the hand.

By: Tarl

Tarl — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:28:09 +0000

The comments here seem pretty on target. These kids did not flee because they wanted to take responsibility for their actions. They fled because they were drunk, and they were guilty of a spectacular screw-up. And by fleeing, they’re guilty of an even more egregious crime.

What I love is that the two passengers aren’t cooperating. That tells you everything you need to know. My dad would have killed me if I thought for a second about not cooperating with the po-po.

It’s hard to imagine any additional “facts” that would mitigate the seriousness of this incident.

By: SMsince95

SMsince95 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:06:30 +0000

Arrest the injured for obstructing justice. I say we need to increase the penalty for leaving the scene.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:17:49 +0000

Put him in jail. Having been the victim of a hit and run, I have no tolerance for someone who is cowardly enough to not take responsibility for their actions. If he wasn’t drunk and it was truly an accident, why the need to flee the accident? If some truly sustained incapacitating injuries, the driver needs to be punished.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:04:20 +0000

I hate having this sort of development so close to single family housing – THE RETREAT has been nothing but noise from construction until students started partying. Check out the police blotter.

Please remember during the City Council elections coming up that JUDE PRATHER voted in favor of this development. Early voting starts October 22 – let Jude Prather know how you feel about his decision to support this apartment complex.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:39:01 +0000

I see someone’s insurance dropping them like a truck between two cabanas.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:30:54 +0000

The facts are pretty simple they ran because they were drunk. You got to really be screwing up to crash a truck over there. You slow down to make the turn you shouldn’t be going fast enough to do that much damage. The facts are covering up for your kids.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:03:12 +0000

Yep. I have been in many accidents, and I always stuck around, because it’s the law, and because it is the right thing to do. I certainly wouldn’t flee the scene, potentially leaving someone behind who may have been seriously injured (or worse).

By: RRodriguez

RRodriguez — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:51:28 +0000

First of all I want to say I know the family dealing with this mishap and they are good, honest, hard working people. What has happened is unfortunate. But before you start casting stones you should know all the facts. And let me tell you they will not be found in this article. Lastly, I want to say this was an accident that occurred and accidents can happen to anyone at any given time – including you.

By: SMsince95

SMsince95 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:53:01 +0000

Better for who?

By: Sam Marcos

Sam Marcos — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:29:40 +0000

Although its not right, sometimes its better to flee the scene and sober up before dealing with it…just ask Ted Kennedy…

By: SMsince95

SMsince95 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:10:28 +0000

No doubt they have a lawyer advising them. Seems like leaving the scene has become the status quo. Time to make an example out of someone.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:55:03 +0000

They want to take responsibility for their actions?

Hardly. C’mon mom, step it up. It’s not too late to raise your kids right.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:45:31 +0000

Sounds like they could have taken care of it that night instead of running away. Sounds like someone was drinking too much. Also sound like someone is covering up for someone.