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Early yesterday morning, a 1992 Thunderbird crashed into an MTA bus on Hillside Avenue in Queens, killing the car's two occupants. Christopher Boyd, the driver, and passenger Eric Richmond were pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver and one of the passenger suffered minor injuries.
Boyd had received the Thunderbird as a Christmas present, and police believe he was speeding when he lost control of the vehicle as he tried to make a turn. However, his girlfriend told the Post, "His tires slid on the wet ground. It was uncontrollable."
Boyd, 23, and Richmond, 25, who had been friends for years, had been coming home from a birthday party for Richmond's nephew. Richmond's sister had been following their car and saw the crash. Richmond's father mourned his son's death and said of his daughter, "I don't know how much she knows or what she can put together right now. She and her brother were very very close." And Boyd's mother said, "This is a tragic loss at 23 years."
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I can agree with the eyewitness that said he slid. I have a T'Bird of a similar vintage and they are like driving on marbles when it's driven on a wet surface. Albeit he was probably driving at a high rate of speed to do that much damage. Ford should be sued for producing a car like that. At least they had the good sense to stop making them.
I can agree with the eyewitness that said he slid. I have a T'Bird of a similar vintage and they are like driving on marbles when it's driven on a wet surface. Albeit he was probably driving at a high rate of speed to do that much damage. Ford should be sued for producing a car like that. At least they had the good sense to stop making them.
This guy's license had been previously suspended. Clearly, he was indifferent not only to his own safety but also to that of others. Thank god, his recklessness didn't result in the deaths of other innocent people.
This guy's license had been previously suspended. Clearly, he was indifferent not only to his own safety but also to that of others. Thank god, his recklessness didn't result in the deaths of other innocent people.
Rain + Young Driver + Late Night + Stickshift sportscar + showing off christmas present = bad idea.
Difficult to garner much sympathy for the boys, though I do feel for the parents, who I assume gave the car as a gift. I'd hate to have that on my conscience.
That year Thunderbird did not have a stick shift. In fact I don't believe T'Birds had stickshifts after 1957.
I wouldn't call Thunderbirds sports cars, either. It also didn't help that he was a car nut. People who like cars that much always try to push the limits.
OK WELL I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY I DO NOT KNOW HIM THAT WELL BUT I KNOW HIS STEP MOTHER AND HIS FATHER. I WAS THERE A COUPLE DAYS AFTER HE GOT THE CAR AND I AM NOT STICKING UP FOR HIM BECAUSE I BARLEY NEW HIM BUT I AM GANNA SAY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NO HEART??? I MEAN COME ON THEY BOTH DIED AND ANOTHER THING IS YEA THE CAR WAS STICK I WAS DRIVING IN IT WITH HIS STEP MOTHER AND THE CAR DID NOT DO GOOD ON WET GROUNDS. YOU GUYS SHOULD NOT JUDGE YOU DO NOT KNOW HIM BUT YET YOU WANT TO TALK ALL BAD ABOUT HIM. GET TO KNOW WHO HE WAS BEFORE YOU HATE ON SOMEONE THAT JUST LOST THERE LIFE TO SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HIS FAULT. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THAT WAS YOUR SON? STORIES WOULD TWIST AROUND HUH..
That's a damn shame. Makes me think twice about riding the New York bus.