Jawaka99 OP t1_jcvbqsu wrote
So many questions. What were 5 kids from the Derby area, with ages ranging from 8-17 doing driving in New York at 12:30am with no adults/parents present?
smkmn13 t1_jcve3vl wrote
Sounds like it was actually six kids - there was a 9 year old in the hatch who was able to make it out. How unbelievably sad.
Boring_Garbage3476 t1_jcwchtp wrote
They were from somewhere in NY. They were about 45 min from home. Maybe went out to see friends or family.
Betorah t1_jcwicxs wrote
They had been at a mall, according to the family. My guess is Woodbury Commons in Central Valley.
Betorah t1_jcwidm2 wrote
They had been at a mall, according to the family. My guess is Woodbury Commons in Central Valley.
Nexis4Jersey t1_jcy01ph wrote
Probably wasn't Woodbury as GPS would send you up 87 , 84 , 34 to Derby. The Parkway goes right past the Mall at Bay Plaza and near the Malls in White Plains.
harryhood10 t1_jczh7k6 wrote
Cross county mall in Yonkers would be most likely based on the location of the crash.
Single_T t1_jcwyl04 wrote
Out living life and being kids. As sad as it is accidents happen whether you're 17 or 71, and I don't think citing one example of things going wrong justifies the idea that kids shouldn't be allowed to be kids
Backpacker7385 t1_jcx0mm3 wrote
You think an 8 year old and a 9 year old (who was riding in the trunk) being driven around by a sixteen year old, after midnight with no adults, is “being kids”?
Kids need some supervision, or this happens.
Single_T t1_jcx2nif wrote
Yes I do. As someone who was once a kid, I can tell you with confidence that kids are stupid, and no amount of adult supervision will stop that. What they were doing was already illegal so changing the laws wont stop them, and if we keep trying harder to shut kids in they will just keeping new tide pod challenges to let their stupidity out.
Again it's very sad that it happened, but car crashes happen all the time whether you're 16 or 64. The only way to make them happen is to give kids more places worth going out to just be kids that give them less opportunities to get into situations like this.
Last-Instruction739 t1_jcxbpr4 wrote
Hey I was once a kid too!
Nice to finally find someone else who has a similar background.
Mycatreallyhatesyou t1_jcywu2b wrote
Adult supervision would have absolutely stopped an unlicensed 16 year old from driving a bunch of children around in the middle of the night. The most minuscule amount of supervision would have prevented this.
Single_T t1_jcz5tke wrote
That may be true but I think its an entirely unreasonable assumption to think that a 16 year old will always have adult supervision. For example, I could reasonably trust a 16 year old to babysit younger kids, and if they had a car I could also reasonably trust them to drive themselves to and from babysitting those kids depending on the situation. I dont think this is the place to continue having this discussion because it is a sensitive and tragic situation. My thoughts and prayers are with the family, and I am going to leave it at that
Mycatreallyhatesyou t1_jczhy90 wrote
Because you’re wrong. The kid didn’t have his license and shouldn’t have had access to a car to begin with.
oneWorm t1_jczgv08 wrote
Your head is so fucking thick.
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