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Aug 26, 04
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WTF is going on?!
R.I.P. Sarah Gillette
 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. - A 14-year-old girl was arrested on one count of vehicular homicide and at least four counts of vehicular assault after the Ford Explorer driven by the teen slammed into a tree on Bainbridge Island, killing 16-year-old Sarah Gillette. J.K. Spencer rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 2 a.m. Monday. He was shocked by what he saw. ""I saw quite a bit of blood," he said Spencer. "It was just scary to come out and see that my friends were lying here, trying to hang onto their lives." Eight of Spencer's classmates were stuck inside the mangled Explorer. According to friends, the teenagers snuck out of their homes. One of them stole their parents' car and they all were taking turns behind the wheel. "I don't know who was driving, they just switched with the 14-year-old when she lost control and went over," said Carol Burford. The Explorer slid nearly 270 feet. Gillette, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Four 16-year-old boys were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Three were in critical condition. Three teens - a girl, a boy and the female driver - were treated at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton and released. Police believe all eight were about to start classes at Bainbridge High School in two weeks. "It is a time of transition at this school and will be, I'm sure, a difficult time for all of us," said Bainbridge High School Principal, Brent Peterson. Peterson said administrators are preparing for the emotional impact of the crash. Spencer said he's still in shock, and is sure his classmates will be too, when they hear the news about the crash. "I think people are going to be mourning, because this is a tragedy," he said. Police believe the eight teens were on a joyride and had sped along Tolo Road at least one other time early Monday morning. J.K. Spencer told KING 5 News that one of the passengers in the car said the car was traveling 80-90 mph at the time of the crash. The speed limit on the road is 30 mph. Police said alcohol was not involved in the crash and no one was under the influence of alcohol. The Bainbridge Island School District issued a press release Monday afternoon, stating that as students start the registration process this week, rooms will be open to students who want to gather and share their feelings, obtain more information, or access counselors and adults who will be available  I just found out that my friends were in this car accident... and one of them is in harborview medical center, with a fractured spine... the other has a broken leg and his face is all cut up.... not only did this happen, but another friend of mine died the week b4 in a car accident.... oh my god, i feel so unbelievably sad that i dont even kno what to do. My friends are all dying, and getting hurt...and it's all happening so quickly, i dont know what is going on. 2 deaths in 2 weeks, on a 6 by 12 mi island??? i feel an overwhelming need to cry, but im at work... and i cant. i am going to go to harborview medical center to see my friends today on my lunch break.... *sigh* 
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Aug 26, 04
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fucking dumb kids, thats really sad, hope everyone makes it out ok.
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Aug 26, 04
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werd.. its mad tragic...
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Aug 26, 04
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its not tragic. it's MAD RETARDED.
dumb kids indeed. its never nice when someone dies from an accident, but thats the risk you take when you steal your parents car, pack it full of people not wearing seatbelts, and let someone drive well over double the speed limit when they don't even have a license.
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This is a tragedy, for sure, but the only ones to blame are the kids themselves. It's a fact of life; teens think they're invincible - it takes horrible, horrible stuff like this to teach the others just how fragile and precious life is. Ashes, you have my deepest and most sincere sympathies. When I was in highschool (my ten year reunion was this summer) a van accident took a friend of mine and put another three in hospital for the summer, and a scooter accident left a close friend with lifelong disabilities. My girlfriend lost her three best friends within a month in highschool, two to car accidents and one to suicide.
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Aug 26, 04
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Stupid kids like this give teenage drivers a bad name I can see a lot more young kids getting pulled over for routine inspections in the washington area for a good few months.. Stupid just stupid I mean as I kid I did some dumb ass shit but never once put some one elses life at risk while doing it. The parents should be blaimed they obviously didnt raise the kids with proper social behaviour I know a few people who have done the same stupid shit and crashed not so severly mind you but I would deffinatly throw the blaim onto the parents.. My parents drilled it into my skull at a very young age if I tried somthing even remotely like this I would be in a world of pain..
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Aug 26, 04
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Who wants to play some Vice City?! :D
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Aug 26, 04
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haha i blame marilyn manson its always his fault
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I even thought twice to see if I could think of anything worse... it's MAD TRAGIC that I couldn't... I guess I've got a lack of insipiration at the moment. Seriously, though, you know how many News Articles I've read/seen about the same thing? Too many... afterwhile you just have to accept that Life is a Darwinian process and if you do something dumbass you're going to die. SPLAT do not pass go, do not collect $200 and our Gene Pool is that much more advanced. Cold yes... true also.
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Aug 26, 04
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w00t! go darwin!
"seat belts kids!" it saves lives
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Aug 26, 04
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they were wearing their fucking seatbelts, and dudes? if you could see fucking pictures of what these kidz, my bros... look like now, i dont think you would be talking so much shit. just because 1 kid was off her gourd doesnt mean that the rest werent good kids. take ur neg NRG elsewhere.
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Aug 26, 04
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I've seen what happens to people in Car Accidents... I've been in two relatively minor ones and I've had a couple Family members perish in some. It's not that I have no sympathy, trust me I do. It's just that when you hear about some underage little anklebiters trying to be "Cool" and steal cars and drive around like wanton idiots it kind of desensitizes you. People need to open their eyes and realize that there is a drastic problem and Parents should try harder to keep an eye on their childrens behavior and make pro-active efforts to curtail problems before they start and therefore prevent incidents like the one above.
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Aug 26, 04
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i know these kids parents, really well actually, and hello, its not like they KNEW their kids were oging to go steal a car.. it was not even really theivery because the car belonged to the 14 yr old girl's parents... (who were not there<@ her house> obviously) and they all told their rents they were just going to hang out you know? so it really has nothing to do with the parents.. it was a bad decision blown up... sometimes shit just goes down, there is no need to blame someone...it just happened, and its intense and rough for these kids right now.
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Plus. Stop saying things are "mad". This is a serious incident as you have said, so treat it that way by taking the time to type out proper English. Thanks.
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Aug 26, 04
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u gotta be seriously fuckin retarded to not be freaking out at a 14 year old driving a car with u in it down the street at 90mph 4 words kids 'slow the fuck down'
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