A sad story from this past weekend leaves 2 Southwick boys dead. The boys took a parents car and was involved in a car accident 3 miles from home. Both of the boys were ejected from the car, and pronounced dead at the scene. The other car was being driven by a girl who was hit head on by the boys. The girl was rushed to Baystate Medical Center and was recently released. The accident took place at 9:30 pm, when the boys were driving in the dark.
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This sad story can be a learning experience for all young teens who never think about the consequences before they act. At this age, children think that they are "invincible" and that nothing bad will happen to them. This is a stage that people go through in their young lives, where they are brave, and willing to go to extremes to impress their friends. Teenagers everywhere should really think before they act, and understand what can happen if something goes wrong. Too many times you hear of awful things like this happening, and then you think about their parents. How terrible they must feel and now how to live with this grief for the rest of their lives.
Children need to realize that automobiles are dangerous weapons, and if not used properly, or not been trained properly, they could be deadly. This is a definite example of how something can go terribly wrong, and as we all know, accidents happen. What teenagers need to start to realize, is that accidents can happen to them as well.
Nick,
ReplyDeleteI think this is true of a lot of young people, even out of their teen years - with age and experience comes more wisdom and reality!
Dr. Lorenzo