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MrBreeze
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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:22 am Post subject: 18 years old, Lamborghini, 2:30am. The result is obvious |
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An 18-year-old from Mount Sinai was killed early Friday morning after the 2010 Lamborghini he was driving crashed into a guardrail, police said.
According to police, Samuel Shepard was driving the Lamborghini north on County Road 83 when he lost control of the vehicle and struck the guardrail near Route 25A in Mount Sinai at 2:25 a.m.
Shepard was transported by members of the Miller Place Fire Department to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The passenger in the car, Michael Power, 49, of Port Jefferson Station, was also transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Following a preliminary investigation, detectives have determined that excessive speed was an apparent factor in the crash, police said. |
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iowegian 
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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The amazing part:
The passenger in the car, Michael Power, 49, of Port Jefferson Station, was also transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. |
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wcfvw69
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Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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And they saw VW's are not safe cars.
That's so tragic that that young man lost his life in a car he probably didn't have the experience to drive.
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Letterman7
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| It was probably Power's car and the driver was a friend/family member/whatever. Likely it was a case of 'sure, you can drive it. Let's see what you got..." and will have to live the rest of his life with that decision. |
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Letterman7 wrote: |
| It was probably Power's car and the driver was a friend/family member/whatever. |
Why was a 49 year old man out with a 18 year old "boy" at 2:30am?
"friend".... sure, why not. 
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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+1 for Darwin.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| +1 for Darwin. |
Nah... Stupid should hurt, but not kill.
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VWKDF
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenn wrote: |
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| It was probably Power's car and the driver was a friend/family member/whatever. |
Why was a 49 year old man out with a 18 year old "boy" at 2:30am?
"friend".... sure, why not. |
I'm guessing a "whatever". |
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Vanhag
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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That crash looks survivable. I've seen worse. Just this morning in fact....
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MrBreeze
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Of course it's terrible he lost his life, seemed like a good kid. But someone has to answer why at 2:30 in the morning you would let an 18 yr old kid drive that car.
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Letterman7
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Hate it when I'm right. Early morning simply means there are fewer people on the road to kill if you loose control. Or when, in this case. |
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hitest
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Mom always said don't let your Boy Friday drive your car... 
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