Hum Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 FORT LEE, N.J. ? A teenager headed to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, police said. Daniel Fernandez, of Sayreville, N.J., was among 65 teens aboard the bus Friday night as it crossed the George Washington Bridge from New York City, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police. The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at a hospital. The accident occurred at the Fletcher Avenue overpass of Interstate 95 at about 6:30 p.m. Alex Franco, a security guard on the bus, told the Daily News that he had warned the teens to leave the hatch alone. "I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don't understand," he said. Franco said he went downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot. "It was very hot. Everybody was dancing. Two, five minutes I was downstairs," he said. "Then I heard two guys screaming, `Oh, my God, oh, my God."' Designer Transportation, which operates the bus, expressed its "deepest heartfelt sympathy" for the boy's family. It says it plans to conduct an internal investigation. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Result of internal investigation: Teen was an idiot and paid for it with his life. This is no ones but his fault, though I understand they have to do it anyway. And they may even fire and blame the security guy just so they appear to have someone to blame and push it on so they're not stuck with it. Mike Frett, andrewbares and T1Famous 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatyface Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 What's there to investigate? The kid was a ****ing moron and deserves a Darwin Award nomination. Good thing he didn't get to breed yet. Shaun N., T1Famous, andrewbares and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 What's there to investigate? The kid was a ****ing moron and deserves a Darwin Award nomination. Good thing he didn't get to breed yet. It's new jersey, I'm sure by now he's got his fair share of guid-ettes running around. ahhell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Veteran Posted September 2, 2012 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2012 Another strong argument for abortion rights. andrewbares, theyarecomingforyou, T1Famous and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoKiLLa Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Wow so much humanity being shown here. Mike Frett, FlintyV, GaryW185 and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Wow so much humanity being shown here. what humanity does that kid expect to get? He had to brains to even listen. He had it coming by being a dumb@$$ KSib, andrewbares and WAQT 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Kid deserves the Darwin Award. KSib, theyarecomingforyou and T1Famous 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDboyz Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 No matter what you do. There is no idiot proof. ahhell, T1Famous and KSib 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 No point in 'losing ones head' over it I guess? T1Famous and Charisma 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Good thing he didn't get to breed yet. They may save his sperm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decimator Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 It's new jersey, I'm sure by now he's got his fair share of guid-ettes running around. Fact: I've lived in New Jersey all my life & have never met anyone remotely similar to the characters in Jersey Shore. I'm glad the show was cancelled, it was a disgrace to our already-made-fun-of-enough state... andrewbares 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 so are they going to blame it on video games saying he wanted a 3rd person view ? KSib 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted September 2, 2012 Member Share Posted September 2, 2012 Well, it was the teens fault but shouldn't the bus line have some sort of official on both levels of the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 ^ Translation: Babysitter :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted September 2, 2012 MVC Share Posted September 2, 2012 Ryster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Well, it was the teens fault but shouldn't the bus line have some sort of official on both levels of the bus? Why? Normal buses have only the driver, so to have a supervisor on each level seems grossly excessive. Still, that is what the investigation should determine - whether could more have reasonably been done to prevent such an incident. If the supervisor was already aware that kids were messing with the emergency hatch then that is obviously a cause for concern, though the fault obviously lies primarily with the kid involved. If there was alcohol involved and that was tolerated by the supervisor then he should face disciplinary action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted September 2, 2012 Member Share Posted September 2, 2012 Why? Normal buses have only the driver... I can see that on a single level bus but not on a double decker. If those buses have only drivers, then all kind of stuff can happen on the second level without anyone's knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McGregor Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Wow so much humanity being shown here. show for what? the guy asked several times not to open the hatch. The stupid kid didn't want to listen and now hes gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 ^ His death happened for a reason -- it was not simply coincidental, or an accident. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted September 3, 2012 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2012 ^ His death happened for a reason -- it was not simply coincidental, or an accident. ;) Is this some sort of conspiracy theory? Or you're into that whole 'fate' stuff... ? andrewbares 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 ^ No -- just a recognition of the Spiritual side of the universe -- things happen for a purpose. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 ^ No -- just a recognition of the Spiritual side of the universe -- things happen for a purpose. ;) yes, his karma of stupidity reincarnated him into a deadman, makes sense, no really! :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted September 3, 2012 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2012 Ah, yeah I guess. Maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCracker Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Stupid games..stupid prizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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