Teen crashes stolen car, seven in hospital

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SEVEN young people are in hospital after a stolen car driven by a drunk 16-year-old collided with another car on the Victoria-New South Wales border, in southern NSW.

Police said the stolen Daewoo collided with a Nissan Navara on the corner of Pemberton and Jacaranda Streets, West Albury, at about 7.20pm yesterday evening.

The Nissan rolled several times and landed in the east-bound lane, while the Daewoo mounted a nature strip and stopped 50m from the collision.

A 20-year-old female passenger in the stolen car suffered serious spinal injuries and was taken to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, while a 15-year-old girl in the same car suffered several fractures and was taken to Albury Base Hospital.

The 16-year-old male driver of the stolen car allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.09 at the scene and was taken to the Albury hospital, where he is under guard, police said.

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The four occupants of the Nissan Navara - a 21-year-old man, a 23-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl - were taken to Albury Base Hospital for treatment for cuts and shock.

Both vehicles were seized for examination and investigations continue.

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By Matthew E. Milliken

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DURHAM -- Two Durham teenagers were killed Saturday night in a Carteret County automobile accident.

Although officials had not confirmed the names of the deceased as of early Sunday evening, multiple sources identified them as Miles Moorman and Brantley Pearce. Moorman was a recent graduate of the Durham Performance Learning Center and Pearce was a senior at Riverside High School, sources indicated.

As of early Sunday evening, the Highway Patrol had yet to conclude its investigation or release details about the collision. However, Chris Brock, the Otway Volunteer Fire Department chief who coordinated the response to the crash, said that the accident occurred after the victims made a legal left turn in a spot that has proven dangerous in the past.

"I know it doesn't make anybody feel better in the end, but apparently, that was just the wrong place at the wrong time for everybody involved last night," Brock said. "I personally cannot see where a finger of blame could be pointed, other than just it was just unfortunate for everybody involved."

According to Brock, four teenagers, including two passengers whom other sources identified as female seniors at Northern High School, were traveling in a Honda Accord on Straits Road before the crash. The Honda apparently came to a stop and then turned left to travel east on Harkers Island Road around 8:10 p.m. Saturday.

At that point, Brock said, Harkers Island Road has a slight curve, and due to the angle at which the roads meet the Honda would have had to turn more than 90 degrees. The Honda and a westbound Ford Explorer towing a boat experienced what Brock called an offset head-on collision.

The impact caused the Ford to flip, Brock said, and detached both the boat from its trailer and the trailer from the SUV. After rolling over twice, the Ford ended up atop the trailer it had been hauling.

The speed limit on that stretch of Harkers Island Road is 55 miles per hour. Brock saw no indications that either alcohol consumption or speeding were factors in the crash.

"I've been affiliated with this department for going on eight years now, and there have been numerous accidents at that intersection," Brock said. This was the first fatal collision there that he knows of, although he has seen vehicles severely damaged.

Emergency responders initially summoned helicopters for Pearce and Moorman, who were both in the front seat of the Honda, but canceled the request after it was determined at the scene that they had died. None of the other people involved in the collision appeared to have life-threatening injuries, Brock said. All were taken to Carteret General Hospital, although some were later transported to Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

News reports indicated that Smyrna Elementary School principal Chris Yeomans and his family occupied the Ford.

Clements Funeral Service is handling funeral arrangements for both victims of the crash. As of Sunday night, details had yet to be arranged. A candlelight service was scheduled for Sunday evening to honor Moorman and Pearce.

contemplative  (ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv, -təm-, kənˈtɛmplə-)
— adj
1.	denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation;meditative
— n
2.	a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way oflife conducive to this

should the legal driving age be increased?

. Cut the number of deaths.

The highest death rate for drivers is amongst the age group 17-25. If the driving age is increased there would a be a fall in fatalities arising from motor car use. This has a significant economic benefit.

2. Cut Congestion.

Less drivers on the road will reduce congestion and therefore, reduce costs for firms

3. Reduce Obesity

Driving encourages the population to become lazy and obese. If people can’t drive they will be forced to walk, use public transport and cycle. This will help lead to a healthier population, which in turn leads to less strain on the NHS

4. Young Drivers overestimate their skill

Young drivers, especially male drivers, are likely to overestimate their ability to drive at speed and in difficult conditions. For people of school age, there is often great peer pressure to drive excessively and in a dangerous way.

However, to be fair you could make quite a good case against raising the driving age to 18 or 21.

• Disadvantages of Raising Driving Age

• Is public transport good enough to provide an alternative?
• Reduce mobility of young people can have an economic cost, e.g. firms less able to have a flexible labour market.
• Lower demand for cars and therefore lower output in the car industry. (However, jobs may be created on public transport)
• Denial of Freedom. – Not really economic argument, but, a powerful political idea.

Website: http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/transport/should-legal-driving-age-be-increased-to-21/

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2.        apathetic-indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

3.        awe-solemn wonder

4.        bitter-exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

5.        cynical-questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

6.        condescension; condescending-a feeling of superiority

7.        callous-unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

8.        contemplative-studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

9.        critical-finding fault

10.     choleric-hot-tempered, easily angered

11.     contemptuous-showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

12.     caustic-intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

13.     conventional-lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

14.     disdainful-scornful

15.     didactic-author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

16.     derisive-ridiculing, mocking

17.     earnest-intense, a sincere state of mind

18.     erudite-learned, polished, scholarly

19.     fanciful-using the imagination

20.     forthright-directly frank without hesitation

21.     gloomy-darkness, sadness, rejection

22.     haughty-proud and vain to the point of arrogance

23.     indignant-marked by anger aroused by injustice

24.     intimate-very familiar

25.     judgmental-authoritative and often having critical opinions

26.     jovial-happy

27.     lyrical-expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like

28.     matter-of-fact--accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

29.     mocking-treating with contempt or ridicule

30.     morose-gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

31.     malicious-purposely hurtful

32.     objective-an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside

33.     optimistic-hopeful, cheerful

34.     obsequious-polite and obedient in order to gain something

35.     patronizing-air of condescension

36.     pessimistic-seeing the worst side of things; no hope

37.     quizzical-odd, eccentric, amusing

38.     ribald-offensive in speech or gesture

39.     reverent-treating a subject with honor and respect

40.     ridiculing-slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

41.     reflective-illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions

42.     sarcastic-sneering, caustic

43.     sardonic-scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

44.     satiric-ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

45.     sincere-without deceit or pretense; genuine

46.     solemn-deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection

47.     sanguineous -optimistic, cheerful

48.     whimsical-odd, strange, fantastic; fun

consistent

consistent : constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form,etc.: a consistent opponent