JPD issued the following statement yesterday.
It occurred shortly before 5:30pm
when a vehicle was observed traveling east on Raymond Rd. The vehicle
entered the center turning lane to pass another vehicle and struck three
juvenile males who we standing in the lane. That vehicle did not stop
and
continued traveling eastbound on Raymond Rd.
All three victims suffered injuries; one with injuries considered to be severe. The three juvenile males victims are ages 7, 12 and 17.
Anyone with information about the vehicle or driver involved is asked to contact Police or call Crime Stoppers.
The suspect vehicle is described as a dark colored Pontiac, possibly a G6, with a missing side mirror.
15 comments:
What were three juvenile males doing standing in the middle of the road?
11:18
Probably trying to cross the road.
Blame the victim much?
What kind of idiot asks a question like that?
Yup 12:02.
He doesn't travel south and west Jxn much. They walk, shuffle, and occasionally dart across in front of the traffic as if to challenge it. Although YOU'RE obviously used to it... most people aren't and think its a STUPID idea. "Victims" in the road? Maybe dogs or possums... but people should know better.
People in certain parts of town deliberately walking in front of traffic to force cars to "respect" them is nothing new. This learned behavior is deadly when the driver's ability to stop or swerve is misjudged. Or maybe it was just three kids walking in the road not paying attention to traffic. Either way the kids were old enough to understand that playing in the street is dangerous.
Well, 12:02, it's not just South and West Jackson.
I see pedestrians in the turn lane of State Street in Fondren (oh, the horror), mid-way between crosswalks, almost every day.
I'm sure you'll be quick to state just how stupid those people are, right? Or is it just the blacks that you consider too stupid to not get run over?
How ironic. My robo proof that I'm human had me pick pictures containing crosswalks.
I remember that woman who was gunned down on New Years when she asked some kids to let her through. They were playing basketball on the street.
The kids were in the CENTER TURNING LANE. That lane is for turning (presumably at lowered speeds), and NOT FOR PASSING.
Is that really so difficult to understand?
Blame the victims. Black folks have just as much right to cross a regular road as do white folks.
Do you ever stop and consider you run the blog with stories that attract people who might feel black folks don’t have that right?
Think about that for a moment.
Just re-read No one said they were black.
You don't accidently run over three pedestrians.
It didn't say they were crossing the street. It says they were standing in the lane.
Usually even an armadillo knows better than to stand in the road when a car is coming.
All three of the kids attend my church Southside Assembly. The two younger ones are part of our children's ministry and the older one is part of the High School ministry. They were probably going to the store or over to a friend's house. So all of the racists please stop asking why kids are in the street. I was in the street when I was their age, the difference is we have individuals who don't value life and run people over now.
The stay home mammas all band together around 4:30 to walk out where we live. They walk with their backs to traffic, ear buds in their ears and bitch and get rude with you when you ask them if it wouldnt be a better idea to walk facing traffic?
I came up behind one I knew a week or so back, slowed down and laid on the horn when I got close to her cause she had NO clue I was coming up behind her. Scared the crap out of her.
Who started the black/white thing? The postings seemed to refer to unwise actions by stupid, (non) thinking, people to be in the road at anytime traffic is near.
Post a Comment