OT- Girl, 15 dies after high-speed chase ends in crash

Trains Magazine General Discussion
1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011701616.html

Driver, 15, Dies After Va. Chase Ends in Crash
Teen Tried to Elude Deputy, Sheriff Says

By Theresa Vargas
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 18, 2006; Page B01

If Shelby Huck had lived, this is what her year might have looked like: a 16th birthday next month planned with teenage tenacity, standing as a bridesmaid in her stepsister’s July wedding, possibly making the track team, or at least knowing she tried.

The 15-year-old Hamilton sophomore, not old enough to have a license, died yesterday after the car she was driving hit an embankment during a high-speed chase with a Loudoun sheriff’s deputy.

The deputy, radar in hand, was monitoring traffic near Oakhill Farm Road about 4 a.m. when he saw Shelby in a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta speeding northbound on Route 15, officials said.

She was driving “well in excess of the posted speed of 55 miles per hour,” said Loudoun sheriff’s office spokesman Kraig Troxell, declining to say how fast Shelby was going. “When he attempted to catch up to her, that’s when she actually sped up and went even faster.”

As the Volkswagen rounded a curve, it swerved into an embankment, hitting several trees before becoming airborne and stopping in a field. Shelby was thrown from the car and airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital, authorities said.

She died just before 1 p.m.

The teenager’s family grappled with the loss of a girl who had just spent the weekend at her dad’s Leesburg home planning her Feb. 27 birthday party. Where to have it, whom to invite, she decided amid giggles with her 16-year-old stepsister, Alyssa, with whom she shared a friendship and an upstairs bedroom.

“When she was over here with us, she was bubbly; she loved to laugh,” said Shelby’s stepmother, Linda Huck. "She and Alyssa got into all kinds of stuff. When they were h

2

Don’t worry- by the time this is over you can count on the family saying it was the deputy’s fault- if he just hadn’t chased her… I can hear it now. Very sad for all concerned.

PS- I would never say I was glad anyone died. (well maybe Osama)

3

What I can’t figure out is why the hell this girl was doing driving a car at a high rate of speed at 4 in the morning… she probably watched a marathon of high-speed action movies and waited until her parents were asleep, stole their car and prepared to wreak havoc around town… resulting in her fate. Cockiness got the best of her (i.e running away from the cops bit) and she dearly paid for it. The only good thing about her death is it will teach a lesson to other 15 year olds who want to do what she did… Like I said, when I was 15 I had a good head on my sholders. If I had done what she did (taking the family car in the middle of the night on a joyride), I would have kissed getting my license goodbye and faced the next 5 years being grounded.

4

very sad, but when you run from the law karma will catch up

5

yep, she probably watched Smokey and the Bandit one too many times… the cops aren’t no Jackie Gleasons in real life, they aren’t going to give you breaks…[;)]

6

I do feel sad for the loss endured by her family and her classmates, but obviously that is no excuse nor justication for her actions. The sad truth is that as Ralph said, that there is a very real possibility that the deputy is going to wind up as the subject of public criticism and possible civil legal action just because he was some scmuck that was just doing the job he was hired to do [:(].

7

Such behavior has been known to happen with hypoglycemics. But if she were one they would have said so in the story. So I’m guessing she was “methed” up.

8

SSDD

9

Ok, this is really sad, but how does this relate to TRAINS.

10

I don’t think it is right to be so assuming about other people, not knowing any of the facts. Speculation running wild only feeds the gossip mills. How do you know that she might have just been poorly supervised by parents who condoned her illegal driving? Maybe her parents were drunken hicks sending her to the 7-11 to get them cigarettes, so they wouldn’t get a dui themselves?

No way of KNOWING for sure, either way, so why speculate?
I do agree with you though, that despite how sad the story is, the kid brought this onto herself by her own doing

11

15 Year Old +
Out at 4 AM +
No License =
Panic, Run, and Hope you get away.

Tragic loss. Hopefully everyone will realize that this was the result of a poor decision by an immature driver. Most likely neither parent knew she was out, and the deputy was just doing his job. He joins those train crewmen who must deal with a fatality. You can bet he’d like to have that one back.

12

i hate to say it but she was prob under the influence of meth or some other drug

13

Ya know…I have a 2001 Jetta v-6 Itll chirp goin into 2nd real real easy…NOt a car for the young it aint your daddys bug…If any one ever took a joy ride before they got a license when the folks were asleep then you know*** happens to bad this*** killed her…Just sad, no judgement, no meth, no she got what she deserved ,she just died way to young
what a shame.

14

Stupid Is As Stupid Does…

What an idiot, sad for the family, but if some kid thinks they can drive their car like its a big video game, crash and gets themselves killed , I mean come on…

15

[quote]
QUOTE: Originally posted by samsooter@yahoo.com

Why? Because she was out at 4 in the morning?

16

does this board have moderators?

17

Such as alcohol?

18

Honestly, I am appalled of what is being told here. A jung girl died, and a family is ruined.

No one here ever did someting stupid in his youth?? Including get drunk or staying up too much in the night ? You just were luky enought to survive it.

sebastiano

And as was sayd by tree88:

15 Year Old +
Out at 4 AM +

No License =

Panic, Run, and Hope you get away.

Add not enought sleep