View Single Post
  #38  
Old July 21st 05, 02:50 PM
John S.
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default



Skip Elliott Bowman wrote:
> This story appeared in today's NY Times/AP News online. It's not the first
> time drivers have been threatened by fireworks shot by unsupervised kids.
> I've had fireworks shot at my car too but didn't chase down the kids.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> July 15, 2005
> Wash. Boy Dies Fleeing From Angry Driver
> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> Filed at 4:12 p.m. ET
>
> SPANAWAY, Wash. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy who was firing bottle rockets at
> cars was chased into traffic Friday by an angry driver and killed by another
> car, authorities said.
>
> The driver and his passenger, both 22, were arrested for investigation of
> manslaughter, the Washington State Patrol said.
>
> The death came soon after midnight in this small town south of Tacoma, where
> the preteen and a 12-year-old cousin had been hiding in bushes while
> shooting the bottle rockets, trooper Johnny R. Alexander said.
>
> A car stopped, and passenger Tyrone Sherrod got out, chased the cousin and
> started beating him, Alexander said. The driver, Mario N. Haley, chased the
> other boy, who ran onto the highway and was struck by a car driven by a
> 17-year-old girl.
>
> Both men fled, but police found them at homes. Investigators determined the
> girl was not at fault.
>
> Witnesses unsuccessfully tried to revive the boy struck by the car. His
> cousin was treated for injuries and released to his parents.
>
> Copyright 2005 The Assocoated Press. All Rights Reserved.


Has anyone noticed that Skip Elliott Bowman or who ever it really is
has not once posted a followup. Possibly a troll looking for food????

Ads