High school student killed in freak accident

[Jaded]

SANTA FE, Texas—A school day ended in tragedy in Santa Fe Friday when a student was killed in a freak accident while walking down the street.

The 17-year-old Santa Fe High School student was walking down a two-lane road with his girlfriend around 12 p.m. when the back of his neck was sliced open by a street sign hanging out of a passing pickup truck.

The pickup truck was driven by a fellow student.

Witnesses said the teen never knew what hit him.

“He was walking, and it got him in the back of the head and he died instantly,” friend Paul Alexander said.

The student driving the vehicle, an 18-year-old female, stopped after the accident, but it was too late for the victim.

Police said the student driving the truck is distraught over the incident is not facing charges.

“The driver was panicking and crying. She was telling me that she was sorry,” Simmons said.

The signs in the back of the pickup were stolen a few days ago, but investigators said it’s not clear if the teen driving the truck was involved in that theft.

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stori....20dd183e.html

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[Mom of 4]

Holy jumping jesus that is a freak accident.

[Nell]

That sounds like some shit from Final Destination! I feel bad for the girlfriend! Can you imagine?

[SoUncool]

Holy crap...freak accidents are freaking fucked up!

[Unamused Cat]

Stupid, stupid kids. Stealing stop signs causes traffic accidents. It amazes me that they would just let obvious stolen property stick out in plain view of any passing cops, much less drive so close to a pedestrian as to kill him. Bah...

[ashdavus]

That sounds like some shit from Final Destination! I feel bad for the girlfriend! Can you imagine?

I was thinking the same thing!

[AnalBreeze]

Being that girl, you would need many years of therapy. Many, many fuckin' years of therapy!

[KillBill20]

That sounds like some shit from Final Destination! I feel bad for the girlfriend! Can you imagine?

You beat me to the punch.

I actually feel really bad for the girl driving the truck. It really doesn't seem like anyone was at fault.

~Kyle

[jlt080405]

horribly tragic i feel bad for everyone involved

[~Absynthe~]

Since the signs were sticking out the back of her truck, she knew that they were there. Even if she didn't have anything thing to do with stealing them, they were in her possession. If it wasn't for them being stolen and in the back of her truck, he wouldn't have been killed.

People are killed in freak accidents everyday, it is a sad fact but sometimes others are responsible and should be held for their responsibility! I am sure that she didn't mean for this to happen, but it did and nothing can change that!