[blaze915]

The funeral of Carter Peterson is being held almost a week after he died near Borup, Minnesota, on Sunday night.
His father, Randy Peterson, who is a volunteer firefighter, said he "dropped to his knees" when he realised his son was in the burning car.
Police say alcohol was detected in the other driver's system.
Mr Peterson said he had been unable to contact his son, who was returning home after dropping off his girlfriend, when he raced to the scene.

"Seeing the car on fire and the rims, I knew," the father of five told the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper on Thursday. "I dropped to my knees. I was a mess. Another member of the crew just held me."
"Carter was probably the most cautious driver - two hands on the wheel, and he never sped," he said, adding: "He did nothing wrong."
The other driver, a 20-year-old North Dakota man, was not seriously hurt.

Carter played American football, basketball, and track and field at his local high school in Ada, Minnesota.
Ahead of a match last Wednesday against a Native American school, the rival players performed a drum chant for the family and presented them with wild rice, a symbol of hope.

Carter's football team, the Cougars, held a moment of silence and presented the family with a team jersey bearing Carter's team number - 63.
"The community support has been outstanding," Mr Peterson said.
"That is one thing about small towns. They definitely rally together."







http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37721825

[fredy]

fuck that's horrible

[Desensitisation]

Drunk driver escapes, kills passenger, and first responder has to watch his son die in flames.

Don't know about anyone else, but if if that were my son, the drunk driver would have to watch out...

[raggity ham]

I can't imagine the nightmare of seeing your child like that

[invertigo]

Seems like it's always the drunk driver who survives these completely avoidable tragedies.

[TheCreeperBEATNGU]

Originally Posted by invertigo ↗

Seems like it's always the drunk driver who survives these completely avoidable tragedies.

I've noticed that as well, and it makes me sick that innocents have died and their families have to suffer due to someone else's selfish poor decision making.

[Saskdevil]

He is hot as fuck. What a shame!

[Rs103]

Originally Posted by invertigo ↗

Seems like it's always the drunk driver who survives these completely avoidable tragedies.

A lot of it is because the drunk driver isn't anticipating the impact and tensing/preparing his body for it. You'd be surprised how much more damage the human body can withstand when it's in limp unconscious like mode.

Ditto for people that have a seizure or just pass out behind the wheel for whatever reason.

[1776]

Very sad story.

That said the guy with "alcohol in his system" may or may not have been impaired nor caused the accident the cops always blame alcohol regardless of the facts.