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Came across this on Discovery HD too late to see the whole story but I have been trying to read about this as I don't feel justice has been had and I don't think this kid will ever realize what he has done.
As the law states in Texas that no matter the speed of the individual with the right of way they are never to blame.
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As the law states in Texas that no matter the speed of the individual with the right of way they are never to blame.
Sunday, September 7, 2003
TATUM, Texas (AP) - Four people were killed when their vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by the brother of one of the victims shortly after a high school football game.
Students went to the Tatum High School campus on Saturday with wreaths to remember the four friends who died in the accident about 11 p.m. Friday.
Kasey Jo Moraw, 20; Jaicey Robberson, 16; Rachel Reid, 15; and McKinsey Blalock, 14, all of Tatum, were pronounced dead at the scene by Bonnie Miller, a Rusk County justice of the peace.
David Reid, 18, who graduated from Tatum High School last spring, was driving north on Texas Highway 149 when Robberson and her passengers pulled out of a private drive headed south, according to a Department of Public Safety report by Trooper Toby White.
The report indicates Reid was in the inside lane and veered to the outside lane as Robberson pulled out of the private drive, just two miles north of Tatum, a town of about 1,175.
TATUM, Texas (AP) - Four people were killed when their vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by the brother of one of the victims shortly after a high school football game.
Students went to the Tatum High School campus on Saturday with wreaths to remember the four friends who died in the accident about 11 p.m. Friday.
Kasey Jo Moraw, 20; Jaicey Robberson, 16; Rachel Reid, 15; and McKinsey Blalock, 14, all of Tatum, were pronounced dead at the scene by Bonnie Miller, a Rusk County justice of the peace.
David Reid, 18, who graduated from Tatum High School last spring, was driving north on Texas Highway 149 when Robberson and her passengers pulled out of a private drive headed south, according to a Department of Public Safety report by Trooper Toby White.
The report indicates Reid was in the inside lane and veered to the outside lane as Robberson pulled out of the private drive, just two miles north of Tatum, a town of about 1,175.
In the tiny town of Tatum, Texas, a high school football game is an event and always the highlight of the week. After a September home game at Eagles Stadium, 18 year-old David Reid jumped into his souped-up pickup truck and headed out to meet some friends. Meanwhile, four girls were getting ready for a post-game party. They were cheerleaders, honor students, beautiful, and popular; four of Tatum's best and brightest. But the moment the girls' SUV pulled onto Highway 149, David's truck plowed into it. Witnesses described an, "ugly sound of metal slamming full speed into metal," followed by a huge explosion and fire. All four girls died. David was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. Who was to blame? The people of Tatum demanded answers and justice, but the investigation and legal process that followed seemed to satisfy no one. It would be up to the families who suffered the most to try to heal the wounds and bring together a town that had been torn apart by the tragedy.
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