Teen Kills Mom During Driving Lesson (CBS)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/07/national/main1871743.shtml



Teen Kills Mom During Driving Lesson
Parallel Parking Turns Deadly After Daughter Hits Gas And Not Brake

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 7, 2006

(AP) A 15-year-old girl accidentally struck and killed her mother while being taught how to parallel park, police said.

Tina Rowe, 39, died Saturday after being pinned under a 1997 Chevy Cavalier driven by her daughter. Police believed the girl may have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.

Police said the teen won't face criminal charges.




Fast Fact

Police believed the 15-year-old girl may have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake while parking, striking her mother.

[China_cat]

1. Lesson in point

DON'T teach your kids to drive. Pay someone to do it.

That poor girl is going to have a hard time for the rest of her life.

[Atman]

3. Sorry, Mom. But this shit belongs in The Star.

Late Breaking News? How about, warm bubbling pablum?

Sorry, Mom got runned over. This is Democratic Underground, not Rita Crosby's Greatist Hits!

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. Oh, geez...how do you live with something like that?

That's just awful. :cry:

[Tace]

4. Poor Girl -- That's Awful

Now she'll go through life having killed her mom. Such a shame.

[napi21]

5. I heard about that yesterday on the radio. Very sad.

That girl will never be able to forgive herself, and I must say, the mother was not to smart of an instructor either! BAD BAD MOVE to stand infront of or behind any driving student!!!

[LisaM]

6. Don't they teach driving in schools anymore? I've wondered about this

since peoples' driving seems to be getting worse and worse, and I see lots of cars for driving schools.

[1monster]

9. No. Those standardized tests that students have to take every year

and must pass in order to graduate (in Florida, the FCATS, for example) are creating a real crises in education. If a school's students don't average a certain score, then the school must hire remedial teacher for math and reading. The money is not provided by the state to cover these mandated remedial teachers. It comes out of the regular budget.

So how do the schools pay for them? They first take away electives. Driver's Ed was one of the first to go, despite the course being a requirement for a driver's licesnse. Then the other electives.

When most of the electives are gone, the cuts in academic courses come next. I know of one school that has cut so many academic classes that their students can no longer qualify for scholarships because they don't have the college required courses. The students are being forced to take P.E. course after P.E. course because there is nothing else for them to take.

There is no openess in scoring the tests either. The teachers are not allowed to examine the tests before, during, or after they are administered. And the tests are never given back. We are just to have faith that there were no errors and that the tests were scored correctly...

[LisaM]

12. Yeah, I don't like those tests either

In Washington, they are called the WASL tests. But I didn't realize that they were creating a life-threatening situation. Driving skills are deteriorating at an alarming degree.

[Doctor_J]

7. Standing right in front of the car while giving a driving lesson

Darwin claims another trophy.

[RamboLiberal]

10. TOJ - the Darwin remark was uncalled for

I suppose you're perfect and have never done anything stupid that could've resulted in injury or death?

It was a tragic accident. I really feel for the teen and her family.

[superconnected]

8. It was an accident.

A horrible accident. I hope the kid realizes that and doesn't go through life beating herself up.

[951-Riverside]

11. She meant to mow down her mom

but since there is no way to proove this, its best just to go with the accident senario. She will have to live with this for quite awhile but she'll get over it.

R.I.P Tina Rowe

[Kailassa]

13. What an absolule arse-hole of a thing to say ...

I guess it's fun for you to say terrible things about an anguished teen
who has no way to defend herself.

However, when one compares your spelling to that on a rival political board,
the logic behind your post beomes obvious.

[Omaha Steve]

14. Why wasn't this story moved by a moderator too?

I'd like to know what the rule is and how it is applied. Here is the story I'm talking about: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2432610&mesg_id=2432610

[Kire]

15. Somebody moved it to the New Jersey forum.

Odd, it's probably more of a lounge post because the only thing New Jersey about it is that it happened here. But, I suppose it's as good a place as any. Definitely odd. I feel so bad for that kid.