I was going to post this when I got home but it's already done. It's very sad. I live in the town on the east side of Fairport and travel through East Bloomfield often. They didn't even get to enjoy being a high school graduate. :cry:

Some of the local news people have already made a big deal out of the fact that a truck was involved, trying to put a spin on it. They say trucks shouldn't go down this road, why are they there, the speed limit should be lowered because of trucks, blah blah blah. Meanwhile the road is a State Route, one lane each way, the speed limit is appropriately reduced in the right areas in my opinion, it's fairly straight, the shoulder is quite big, bigger than most, and there's not a lot of traffic on this road at all compared to others in the area, and finally it's wasn't the driver's fault at all !!!!! If they want to lower what little truck traffic is on this road they should bitch about the New York State Thruway tolls. Some drivers use this route (Routes 5 and 20) to avoid the Thruway because at an average of 22 cents a mile for an 18 wheeler the drivers would rather keep the money in their pocket.

Anyways, this is a real tragedy and it is terrible that it happened, It just pissed me right off when I got home and watch the 6 o'clock news and they talking to the DOT about trucks. :? :?

 

The reason these girls died was, because there were 5 of them in the SUV... All it takes is one person to distract the driver, or play around in the vehicle, pushing the driver, or throwing things around in a vehicle, passing a cell phone, whatever... Kids just don't pay attention, and the worst thing kids do, is to rely on one of their passengers to tell them if they have clear access to make a maneuver. Watched a kid pull out onto a main road from a stop sign, with 4 people in his SUV. He looked one way, but not the other, and one of his passengers admitted to telling the driver to "just go"... He listened, and was struck on the drivers side by an oncoming SUV... YOU never listen to passengers, you always make sure you as the driver can see clearly what's in front of you, and to either side of you, as well as your blind spots, before you ever attempt to make a manuever... That's why in this region they are restricting teen drivers from having any passengers in their vehicles, period... Sometimes you get to live, and learn, and sometimes you die for your mistakes...

 

Dang for once I agree with you. :shock:

It is sad but it was just plain stupid to have 5 teenage girls in one vehicle.

Have you seen the way teenagers drive and pay attention? :shock: Most shouldn't be alowed to drive.

Belive it or not this is coming from a teen I drive but I've never had a wreck and never been pulled over.

 

Well, it is very sad. :cry:

 

Very sad...tears in the eyes for the families, friends, community....

Praying for comfort...and eventual peace for the families and friends. Praying that our fellow trucker will not blame himself, will not end his driving career, that any nightmares will be minimal and that he will experience peaceful sleep over time....

This story impacted me in another way:

This evening, my daughter (10-yrs old) witnessed a horrific crash at an intersection down the street from our house. She ran screaming and crying back into the house. My wife ran down to the intersection while I grabbed a phone and dialed 9-1-1. One car t-boned another one. Both drivers (no passengers) will be OK but the one guy who wasn't wearing a seat belt may have some neck/back injuries....

This event happened less than 3-weeks after my wife and daughter came across an accident scene where a sheet was drawn over a body....

Disturbing images for a 10-year old girl....

 

I'm sorry, maybe I missed it, but could someone please tell me WHERE Fairport is? Or Ontario County?

This accident is indeed tragic! I cannot imagine the sorrow that the community must feel. These "post graduate" accidents are ALWAYS SOoooo "senseless"..... and yet they continue.

Kids today are not taught what destruction can be caused by an accident. The public, in general, is not taught how to drive with RESPECT for the MASS of a CMV. And some don't realize what harm they cause by driving so far BELOW the speed limit, that it "begs" others to pass them in unsafe conditions.

I was almost involved in an accident on my way home tonight. The car merging in front of me went door handle to door handle with one who wouldn't "yield" although the lane to the left of him was open. Had I not seen their intention, I could have put BOTH cars in the ditch!

I feel mostly for the truck driver, and hope I am NEVER in his shoes! You don't want to hear what I think of young drivers today, especially girls in daddy's big SUV!

There was another wreck this week that claimed the lives of 4 or 5 teens, when they SPED across a train track that happened to be occupied by a TRAIN!!

These "post graduate" accidents are becoming so common, that I'm starting to agree with the "natural selection" views of some of the posters here.

I probably should have died a few times MYSELF, in accidents that did or did not happen. So who am I to judge? Just a 50 year old fart with a professional truck driver's license, who somehow survived the IDIOT years!

 

Golfhobo, TK mentioned that he lived there (other side) and the NY toll roads, so my guess is NY.

TK THE TRUCKER, Make sure you send a letter to the editor as well as the news stations that are trying to spin it so the driver was at fault. Include a copy of the article if need be.

Unfortunatly too many of the younger generation thinks they are invincible, and didn't we all at that age? Like Golfhobo said . Its amazing things we did, only to see someone doing those things now....and we sit, shake our heads and call them idiots.

My heart goes out to the families, 5 young lives snuffed out before they could really experience life, no parent should have to bury a child.

 

Phantom quoted me and said:

Thanks, for bailing me out in sense. I don't mean to sound cold hearted. But, that is EXACTLY the word I was trying not to say! INVINCIBLE!

Put a young kid in a huge SUV, with more horsepower than they should EVER need, and put them on a country road towards a PARTY, and they DO feel "invincible." Unfortunately, many either don't have the driving skills, or the experience with so much horsepower, and it's an accident waiting to happen!

I can't imagine the pain of the parents. "That big huge SUV should have protected them!" No.... I'm sorry.... but you should have protected them by teaching them better driving skills!

FIVE beautifull (sp?) young girls vanished from the lives of those who loved them for WHAT? Is it because we have placed more importance on teaching them how to use a condom than a steering wheel???

People.... we have to WAKE UP!!! Before it is YOUR daughter!!! Speed KILLS!!! Just as suredly as guns kill, and drugs, and .... basically.... STUPIDITY KILLS!!!!

I didn't get the chance to raisse MY daughter. She is now 25 yrs old, IF she is still alive. She may have children that I don't know of. I have had ZERO input into her life! I BEG of you.... IF you have the chance. Do NOT let your children down. Teach them to make SMART decisions in life!

Oh, DAmn! I said I wouldn't let this get TO me! What do I care anyways, they weren't MY kids!

 

They're not blaming the driver as far as I know. They're just bitching about trucks in general, trying to find a reason. Here is a map. Rochester is at the top towards the left. From Fairport to the accident location is 15 air miles.

 

Well said Hobo.

Sad to read that you were unable to be a part of your daughter's life. I sincerely hope that one day you and your daughter can connect (reconnect) with each other!