Gothamist: Child Killed By Mother's Car in Freak Accident

krunkymunky

Fri, 04 May 2007 20:01:01 -0500

so sad ... :(

Tim N.

Fri, 04 May 2007 15:28:42 -0500

Wow, the scolds are out today. You guys would've made good nuns.

Addendum

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:43:49 -0500

Actually, in a just world, she surely would throw herself off a bridge. The bloodline obviously wasn't meant to continue.

Not SP but with him

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:41:37 -0500

I agree with SP. Any empathy for this woman in the belief that what happened was a passive event over which she had no control is stupidly misguided. She failed to control a multi-ton machine -- equipped with devices to prevent such an event -- with mortal consequences. IT'S HER FAULT -- let her jump off the Throgs Neck Bridge in her grief, but it doesn't change that fact. The car industry has managed to brainwash us to believe that driving is an act as unconscious as breathing, with the driver being no more responsible for any mistake as we are for a hiccup. WRONG. We can kill someone or ourselves every goddamn time we get behind the wheel. It's a risk -- more of a risk for absentedminded dipshits like this retard. In a just world, she'd never drive again.

D

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:38:26 -0500

This is a sad story. What's also sad is the attitude of some of the commenters who call the woman an irresponsible idiot. You know what, accidents happen. Even to those of you who never, ever make a bad call or have a lapse in judgment.

a

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:35:55 -0500

these ifights are hilarious. you guys go take a walk, it's beautiful outside.

SP

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:35:02 -0500

haha thats a funny one. here's one for you: mihow must stand for moronic incontinent hugely obese woman ;) if it makes such a huge difference, SP is my name: Simon Potter. OOooo! I put my name on he internets! Thats soooo crazy courageous! You douchebag. There areplenty of stories everyday about people who fuck up and people, including their own children, suffer from it. These people don't garner any sympathy from it, and they shouldn't.

mihow

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:21:11 -0500

smug? self righteous? Are you kidding me? You're one of the most self righteous people on here, if not THE most self righteous on here. It must make you feel good leaving comments on gothamist using anonymity to call people names like "Silly twit" and "idiot". Does SP stand for "Small Penis?" Come back and get the last word. I'm shutting my smug mouth just for you, SP.

Samantha T

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:18:13 -0500

Let me get this straight: Mihow (thanks for the compliment, by the way) and I are the ones who are self-righteous and smug because we acknowledge that everybody on God's green earth makes mistakes? Jesus. Hate to tell you, my friend, but you do, too.

SP

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:00:21 -0500

Samantha, you are an idiot. This didn't "befall" her, this wasn't some stroke of pure bad luck, she FAILED TO USE HER PARKING BRAKE. It's a sad and horrible thing, but the fact is, it was her fault. You see, there's this thing called RESPONSIBILITY, especially when you have a child, and when you are operating a two ton piece of machinery that has the potential to damage property, maim and kill living things. Yes, you must use your parking brake at all times, even in your driveway. Thats the reason they put them in cars in the first place you blathering idiot. I sympathize with her, I feel most badly for the child, but in the end, it was her own damn fault. I use my parking brake, do you? Do you even drive, you silly twit? Do have any idea what you're talking about? I would have much more sympathy for her if it was something that happened to her and her child that was out of her control (such as the loss of her husband). She could have prevented this. She failed to, and now her kid is dead. Shut your stupid self righteous mouth and learn from it, as hopefully she did. She's lucky she didn't kill anyone else at the same time. Her car could've rolled into traffic. And Mihow, you can go stick your smug stupidity where the sun don't shine too.

DaveH

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:50:59 -0500

This woman will spend the rest of her life blaming herself for her child's death. Nice to see that some people are still happy to rub her nose in it, just for good measure. Sheesh!

mihow

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:10:18 -0500

Leave it to the lovely Samantha T to come in and shut all the trolls up. Y'all really should be ashamed of yourselves.

Samantha T

Fri, 04 May 2007 11:38:05 -0500

SP, RDC, et al.: Wow. It must be great to be perfect and mindful of everything all the time. Seriously. I wish I had that trait. This woman lost her husband and her child and all you have to contribute is that she should've been using a parking brake in her frigging driveway? I don't know, maybe she had other shit on her mind? The next time something unfortunate befalls you or somebody close to you, be sure to take a couple of snarky minutes to think about and comment on the one thing you could've done to prevent it. It's really, really helpful. Asshole.

ABC Girl

Fri, 04 May 2007 11:14:54 -0500

So sad. My condolences to that woman and her family...

rdc

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:56:27 -0500

Maybe now she'll use the parking brake. What an idiot.

will.xls

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:37:13 -0500

Wow, I kinda want to call my family. That poor woman.

lilsamuraijoe

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:27:37 -0500

You do not feel a tad bit of sympathy for this lady?

anon

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:25:48 -0500

leave it to you fucking trolls to post snide remarks instead of some compassion. karma's a bitch.

BigJ

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:24:13 -0500

"there should be a law requiring automakers to design a device to automatically lock the gearshift if the car is shut off, or not allow the driver to remove the keys unless the emergency/parking brake is engaged" niki, are you fvcking serious? No there should not be! THere should be no laws demanding any of this. There should only be new laws to enforce better driver training!

mh

Fri, 04 May 2007 09:55:50 -0500

nikki, you ignorant slut. You have zero compassion.

tj

Fri, 04 May 2007 09:49:30 -0500

very sad. darwin strikes again.

SP

Fri, 04 May 2007 09:40:56 -0500

It's called a PARKING BRAKE, morons. People who drive real cars (i.e. stick shift) use them all the time. I think it's insane how the majority of people, driving automatics, are too lazy or stupid to use theirs. My friend lost his car, and almost lost his dog, when he parked his car at the top of a boat launch at a lake where he was canoeing. The dog, who was left int he car because he was too big for the canoe, sat on the shifter, the car went in neutral and rolled down the launch and into the lake. They had to paddle as fast as they could to get to the car and open the doors to get the dog out just in time. The car sank to the bottom. I'm pretty sure he uses his parking brake now. Maybe this twit will too now.

nikki

Fri, 04 May 2007 08:59:28 -0500

there should be a law requiring automakers to design a device to automatically lock the gearshift if the car is shut off, or not allow the driver to remove the keys unless the emergency/parking brake is engaged. in my minivan too, it's very easy to pull the gearshift out of gear, even when the car is off. that poor woman -- my heart goes out to her.