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| A sad day at my school... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 30 2007, 06:39 PM (703 Views) | |
| Joe | Apr 30 2007, 06:39 PM Post #1 |
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Jealous Guy
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i edited out all the names just because, i have been completely out of it since 3:13 when i first heard about it TOWN of **** — The sole witness to a crash that killed three **** teens Monday morning said the 18-year-old **** man driving the car was going well over the speed limit. The driver and two passengers in the car were all **** High School students, said Chief Deputy **** of the **** County Sheriff’s Department. The passengers were both 16-year-old **** boys. “It’s sad when you have young people who haven’t even started living yet,” **** said. “The family is affected and the school is affected. Three people are not going to be at the high school tomorrow.” The names of the teenagers are expected to be released Tuesday, **** said. They were withheld Monday pending notification of family. The 18-year-old **** man was traveling in a “small foreign car” west on Lost Arrow Road when the car went over a set of a railroad tracks near Highway ***, crossed over the eastbound lane of traffic, traveled off the road and hit a tree, **** said. An individual driving east on Lost Arrow Road witnessed the crash, said Capt. ****. The witness told police the car was going well over the post 55 mph speed limit when the car left the roadway. “It looks like the car came over the railroad tracks, lost control and then flew broadside into a tree,” **** said. “The car is halfway wrapped around the tree.” The driver was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected from the car, said ****. The other two teens were wearing their seatbelts. He said he’s not sure where the teenagers were coming from, where they were heading or why they were not in school Monday. and this is how the rest of the school and i found out: Guidance counselors will be available Tuesday to students at **** High School trying to come to grips with the deaths of three of their classmates. Three boys, two age 16 and one age 18, were killed about 11:30 a.m. Monday when the driver lost control of the car on Lost Arrow Road west of Highway ***, according to **** County Sheriff’s Department officials. The car traveled off the road and collided with a tree. The driver was ejected. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. The **** School District put its crisis management plan into place Monday afternoon, said Principal ****. Administrative staff learned of the accident this afternoon and students were notified about 3:15 p.m., shortly before school let out for the day. About 2,350 students attend **** High School. “I’m worried about our students,” **** said. “They left here today feeling pretty sad. And we don’t know who it is, so students are looking around their classes and wondering if the person who didn’t show up today is one of those involved in the crash.” As to why the three were not in school: It’s likely the students were truant, since the school does not offer early release except in certain circumstances for seniors and does not have an open lunch, except for seniors, **** said. The school’s guidance department is offering counseling services to students, she said. “Any student who needs to talk to someone, even if they didn’t know these students, even if they are dealing with grief due to the loss of a grandparent or someone else, is welcome to stop by and talk to a counselor,” **** said. “They do an excellent job with the kids.” Junior **** said she heard other students talking to her teacher about the crash during sixth hour, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Monday. “It’s sad,” she said. Her emotions were tempered by rumors that spread through the school Monday that the car was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the accident, **** said. A witness told police the car was speeding, but actual speed of the car has not been released. When she heard about the crash at the end of the school day, her first thought was concern for her sister who is a senior, said ****, also a junior at Fond du Lac High School. “At first I didn’t know it was three guys,” she said. |
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| LedZeppelin222 | Apr 30 2007, 08:24 PM Post #2 |
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I'm the taxmaaaaaan
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wow. that would be agonizing if like your best friend was sick that day or something, not knowing if they were dead or not until the names are released. that must have been really scary. do you have any idea who they were yet? make sure to post if you knew any of them when you find out who they were |
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| Tatersalad810 | Apr 30 2007, 08:54 PM Post #3 |
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The Four String Motherfucker
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Damn. That's pretty bad. The last major crisis I heard about was the kid who died from an LSD flashback about a month ago. Sad... was the driver intoxicated? Or just amazingly reckless? |
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| Joe | May 1 2007, 01:24 PM Post #4 |
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Jealous Guy
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i actually knew the names of the people when i posted, i didnt know any of them personally, but i could match their face to their name they decided to skip yesterday (i actually know someone who was going to go with them but didnt), they decided to jump the railroad tracks (at about 100mph, a popular thing to do among kids at my school, ive done it once, its not worth the risk) and it was raining and they lost controll every person in my school today was silent all day |
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| Funky Dung | May 1 2007, 03:31 PM Post #5 |
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Angela
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Wow, that's really terrible. |
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| Robosteve | May 2 2007, 06:44 AM Post #6 |
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My Sweet Lord
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Sad, yes. More reason for people to take care on the road (as I don't always do). However, you'd think they wouldn't have done it when it was raining. I'm always really careful in the rain, because once I was going around a corner late at night when the road was wet (I was going about 65 km/h where the limit was 50 km/h, which is about 40mph in a 30mph limit), and I skidded and lost control - fortunately, I managed to stay on the road while I coasted to a stop. I've always been very careful in the wet, especially on corners, ever since then. It's scary how easily these things can happen. |
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| otlset | May 2 2007, 07:51 AM Post #7 |
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Very sad. I sort of understand the sad/empty feelings you must have. A wake up call if there ever was one, of how fragile and precarious life really is. We can perish in an instant, even while momentarily taking the eyes off the road to tune the radio. |
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| PinkerThanFloyd | May 2 2007, 02:43 PM Post #8 |
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That's really terrible. I hope you're doing ok. |
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| heybulldog | May 4 2007, 08:46 PM Post #9 |
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Elmore James
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i'm really sorry joe i heard about this on the local news reminds us to treat every day like our last huh? |
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| GodNickSatan | May 7 2007, 04:54 AM Post #10 |
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One of us cannot be wrong
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That's really awful. I've thought about similar events happening at my school, and how me and everyone else would react if something like that ever happened. I can imagine it just being really... weird. |
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| Joe | May 14 2007, 12:31 PM Post #11 |
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holy shit life just gets worse im not censoring the names in this one just because it will take too long Students, high school staff and the Fond du Lac community are enduring the aftermath of yet another fatal traffic crash involving a Fond du Lac High School student. "It is another horrific loss for our students, our staff and the community," said Marian Sheridan, coordinator of the Fond du Lac School District's school health and safety programs. "We will have counselors available for students. We want to encourage parents to send their children to school. We want our students to be in school (Monday), in a safe place with counseling available," Sheridan said Sunday afternoon. Three Fond du Lac High School boys were killed in a one-car accident on April 30. Several traffic accidents with injuries to local teenagers have occurred in the past few weeks. The fatal crash that occurred about 6:30 p.m. Saturday resulted in the death of Candy Holstein, 16, of Fond du Lac, and serious injuries to the driver, Heather Gill, 16, and Ashlie Dunn, 17, both of Fond du Lac. Candy, who was a passenger in the back seat of the car, was a sophomore. Ashlie and Heather are juniors at Fond du Lac High School. Heather was transported by Theda Star helicopter to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, where she was listed in critical condition on Sunday. Ashlie was in stable condition at St. Agnes Hospital Sunday afternoon. Also injured in the two-vehicle accident were James and Jane Wag- ner of Mount Calvary. They were transported to St. Agnes Hospital, where they were treated and released. The accident occurred when the car driven by Heather Gill failed to stop for a stop sign on Tower Road at the intersection with County Trunk WH (formerly Highway 149) near St. Peter in the town of Taycheedah and collided with a sport utility vehicle on County WH driven by James Wagner, according to Sgt. Jeff Bonack of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department. "We don't think there are any contributing factors in this crash," Bonack said, other than possible inexperience and lack of familiarity with the road. The investigation is continuing, he said. "The county grief counseling team led by (guidance counselor) Mary Ann Pahnke will be available for our students," said Fond du Lac High School Principal Mary Fran Merwin on Sunday afternoon. In a voice choked with emotion, Merwin recalled, "The last time I talked with Candy last week, I told her how proud I was of her and what a wonderful job she had done for a less fortunate student. She was just a great kid." Candy Holstein's death raises the Fond du Lac County traffic fatality toll this year to nine. There were eight county fatalities in all of 2006. |
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