When you’re dealing with wealthy young adults, you often deal with people who are privileged to the point of absurdity. So it is with this tale, a tale that took place in Florida. Big surprise there. It’s a bit of an old story, having happened last month. April 21st to be exact. One media outlet that barely qualifies as legitimate, the New York Post reported that at the time of impact, the speed was 110 miles per hour.
The students all hailed from Concord-Carlisle High School and they were apparently well-liked. Unfortunately, none of them were smart enough to stay out of a situation that was easy to prevent.
James McIntosh, 18, clearly operated the vehicle at an unsafe speed. He died, a just punishment that benefited society as a whole: one less threat to others was eliminated. One can only hope that it was slow and painful. Drivers like that do not deserve an instant, painless death.
The other deceased persons were Hannah Wasserman, 17, and Maisey O’Donnell, 18, apparently a star athlete. Too bad that athletics and intellect don’t go hand in hand.
A fourth person was hospitalized, but the newspaper did not name that person, reportedly a teenage girl.
Almost everyone in the car used their seat belts, something even a child knows how to do. Wasserman apparently did not get that memo. It does not sound like a belt would have saved her life in this situation, but with it, she might have had a slight prayer of a chance living to do whatever it is that Hannah Wassermans do: live life in a constant state of stupidity.
There was a tractor-trailer involved, operated Kadyn DeWayne Ainsworth, 19. This person was apparently driving within the speed limit but failed to negotiate a U-turn properly, a choice that certainly factored into the crash, a crash that was exacerbated by McIntosh. No matter how Ainsworth operated his or her vehicle, McIntosh was the aggressor and Ainsworth the victim.
If McIntosh had been driving safely, the results would likely have been a lot less severe. While some may say both parties are to blame, I say that the motorist who was traveling the fastest is the one to blame. So it is here.
A doctor just so happened to be driving along when McIntosh sped past him. The doctor thought to himself that something bad was afoot and he was right. He tried to save lives, but none could be saved except the life of that unnamed passenger, reportedly a teenage girl.
At least one family has reportedly retained the services of an attorney. I’ll bet that they’re chomping at the bit to sue the estate of the driver. That’s greed right there, in my opinion. But then again, we’re dealing with the ultra-wealthy and they always find ways to cash in.
I am choosing to not cite multiple media outlets’ reports that present the deceased in a positive, victim-sympathizing light. None of these people were innocent. McIntosh was the one who could have and should have prevented the crash. Note that I’m not calling it an accident. I’m calling it a crash.
No, the driver doesn’t deserve any praise and his passengers likewise don’t deserve to be memorialized, because it was their fault for getting into his vehicle in the first place.
This tale is a one of wealth, over-privilege and failure to realize that no one gets away from suffering the consequences of their actions. No sympathy from me.