2 teens killed in head-on crash

[rstonecousley]

2 teens killed in head-on crash

Two teenagers were killed Friday night when the vehicle they were in ran head on into another car east of Salisbury, Md., about two miles south of the Delaware state line, police said.

Maryland State Police said at about 9:30 p.m., a 17-year-old Delmar, Del., resident was driving a vehicle north on Dagsboro Road near Holt Road when the vehicle missed a curve, crossed the road’s double line and drove head-on into a 2003 Dodge Intrepid driven by Kimberly Johnson, 38, of Parsonsburg, Md..

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It always saddens me when kids die like this. They (like me when I was their age) probably thought they were invincible and could go flying up and down the road.

My other thought is, there's no way my 17 year old will be allowed to drive ANYWHERE after dark. They're just too inexperienced!

[Rusty]

What a waste! You're right, RS.

[rstonecousley]

I hope at the very least that their friends/peers will learn from this and maybe take it a little easier on those curvy roads and ease up on the gas pedal a little.

[frogman68]

I remember I drove like this as a teen but one thing from drivers ed that has stuck with me is this (its a little different)

Do you know what happens in the first fatal second after a car going 55 miles per hour hits a solid object?

1. In the first 10th of a second, the front bumper and grill collapse.
2. The second 10th finds the hood crumbling[sic], rising and striking the windshield as the spinning rear wheels lift from the ground. Simultaneously, fenders begin wrapping themselves around the solid object.
   Although the car's frame has been halted, the rest of the car is still going 55 miles per hour. Instinct causes Hello Kitty to stiffen her legs against the crash, and they snap at the knee joint.
3. During the third 10th of the second, the steering wheel starts to disintegrate[??] and the steering column aims for Kitty's chest.
4. The fourth 10th of the second finds two feet of the car's front end wrecked, while the rear end still moves at 35 miles per hour. Hello Kitty's body is still travelling at 55 miles per hour.
5. In the fifth tenth of a second, Hello Kitty is impaled on the steering column, and blood rushes into her lungs.
6. The sixth tenth of a second, the impact has built up to the point that Kitty's feet are ripped out of tightly laced shoes. The brake pedal breaks off.
   The car frame buckles in the middle. Kitty's head smashes into the windshield as the rear wheels, still spinning, fall back to earth.
7. In the seventh 10th of the second, hinges rip loose, doors fly open and the seats break free, striking Hello Kitty from behind.
8. The seat striking Hello Kitty does not bother her because she is already dead. The last three-tenths of the second mean nothing to Kitty.

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[wendy]

I remember I drove like this as a teen but one thing from drivers ed that has stuck with me is this (its a little different)

Do you know what happens in the first fatal second after a car going 55 miles per hour hits a solid object?

1. In the first 10th of a second, the front bumper and grill collapse.
2. The second 10th finds the hood crumbling[sic], rising and striking the windshield as the spinning rear wheels lift from the ground. Simultaneously, fenders begin wrapping themselves around the solid object.
   Although the car's frame has been halted, the rest of the car is still going 55 miles per hour. Instinct causes Hello Kitty to stiffen her legs against the crash, and they snap at the knee joint.
3. During the third 10th of the second, the steering wheel starts to disintegrate[??] and the steering column aims for Kitty's chest.
4. The fourth 10th of the second finds two feet of the car's front end wrecked, while the rear end still moves at 35 miles per hour. Hello Kitty's body is still travelling at 55 miles per hour.
5. In the fifth tenth of a second, Hello Kitty is impaled on the steering column, and blood rushes into her lungs.
6. The sixth tenth of a second, the impact has built up to the point that Kitty's feet are ripped out of tightly laced shoes. The brake pedal breaks off.
   The car frame buckles in the middle. Kitty's head smashes into the windshield as the rear wheels, still spinning, fall back to earth.
7. In the seventh 10th of the second, hinges rip loose, doors fly open and the seats break free, striking Hello Kitty from behind.
8. The seat striking Hello Kitty does not bother her because she is already dead. The last three-tenths of the second mean nothing to Kitty.

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1153374

I give that article to my students every year. My first writing assignment for them is to tell me what they think the phrase, "You can't un-ring the bell" means to them. Unfortunately for the most part it goes in one ear and out the other because they are confident that nothing will/can happen to them.

[frogman68]

I give that article to my students every year. My first writing assignment for them is to tell me what they think the phrase, "You can't un-ring the bell" means to them. Unfortunately for the most part it goes in one ear and out the other because they are confident that nothing will/can happen to them.

I dont know I was given this a long time ago and it is still with me

[rstonecousley]

That's a very sobering narrative......