Current Events > Teen who ran over 6 cyclists outside Houston walks free

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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/waller-bicyclist-hit-truck-teen-driver-ironman-16490862.php

Immediately after harassing and running over six cyclists near Houston this past weekend, the teenager behind the wheel of the black truck had one thing on his mind, according to a witness: "Do you think I'm going to jail?" The answer, as it turned out, was no. The 16-year-old driver appeared to have been trying to "roll coal" on a group of eight cyclists training for the Ironman Triathlon, according to fellow cyclist Chase Ferrell. Ferrell was a few paces behind the group when the driver blew thick, black smoke on him as he pedaled along Old Highway 290 on Saturday morning. Moments later, the driver caught up to the larger group up ahead and tried doing the same thing.

Only, the second time was different. The driver, instead of blowing smoke on the group, accelerated and slammed into six of the eight cyclists, Ferrell and police say. He stopped, got out and surveyed the wreckage before Ferrell caught up to the scene. "Yeah, you did something really freaking stupid," Ferrell recalled telling the teen. "You should go to jail." It is not clear why the teenager was not immediately arrested. In all, four of the six cyclists who were hit were hospitalized. Two of those had to be airlifted because of the severity of their injuries. Photos shared by Ferrell show a scene from a movie: Heavy damage to the front end of the pickup from its impact with the cyclists. Mangled bicycles strewn about the grassy right of way adjacent to the road. A helicopter ambulance readying for departure. Within minutes, Ferrell said, the teen's parents showed up. When the police arrived, he was questioned but ultimately released from the scene without charges. That sparked a onslaught of criticism from the biking community and beyond. "That this driver has yet to face any consequences certainly has many wondering if it's open season on cyclists in Waller County," Joe Cutrufo, BikeHouston's executive director, said. "The irony here is this prevailing attitude in Waller County that bicyclists from Houston are a menace," Cutrufo said. "That's a tough position to defend when you see a 16-year-old running them down with a truck."



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If you want to get away with murder, do it in a car

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they can sue for damages in civil court. it's the only way now if criminal charges aren't being used.

limited to cost of medical bills and fucked up bikes (there's probably more) but forgotten.
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If you defund the police, they won't have enough money to protect people from guys like this.

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Ugh, I can't stand Waller County. The entitled prickness of the residents tend to rub off on the spawn

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Wonder why this kid walks away when others dont

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79680574

Insane that he hasnt been arrested.

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piece of shit should rot in prison for a long time

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Hes a good kid, hes a white kid, his life doesnt need to be ruined over attempted mass murder on two counts

I'm sure the massive guilt that this rich white kid surely feels will make up for the lack of charges
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Bet they will go with the Affluenza defence

Should spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Another "affluenza" sufferer.

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Unless he was drunk at the time they don't tend to arrest people at the scene of an accident

DipDipDiver posted...

Unless he was drunk at the time they don't tend to arrest people at the scene of an accident

He's not even been charged yet, and considering the accident required 2 victims airlifted it's not like some fender bender.

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He's not charged yet, he's a minor, and his parents were on the scene. The only reason people think he should have been arrested is because it would have been a punishment, but punishment will come after he is charged

DipDipDiver posted...

He's not charged yet, he's a minor, and his parents were on the scene. The only reason people think he should have been arrested is because it would have been a punishment, but punishment will come after he is charged

oh, thanks for that.

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Called it!

I wonder what @Duncanwii will think about this

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so many people in the pickup subculture are such dumb reckless fucks on the road.

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I guarantee this kid did not need what appears to be an F-250.

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Cyclists should have handled it then and there.

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coolboy11 posted...

so many people in the pickup subculture are such dumb reckless fucks on the road.

ya theyre pretty bad here.

dumb shit happening on the road 9 times out of 10 its a truck guy...

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Was he white?

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those are intentional crumple zones...

Had they been more solid like the cars of old then those cyclists would be more dead.

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Affluenza. *sigh*

He'll probably walk. Kids like him get away with it all the time.


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What's with the six trucker caps on the dash?

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wickerman posted...

The pickup truck subculture irritates me quite a bit because of this kind of stuff. Many of them are the kind of people who take 2 parking spaces on purpose, cut you off in the road, "coal roll the libz" and things like that.

Even their trucks are meant to look "super tough" but they're quite the opposite, I mean look at this stuff:

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A 90s oldsmobile could have probably taken that damage better lmao

My gripe is while I can at least accept an F-150 as a bigger general pickup, like a big brother to my Ranger, the F-250 and beyond are for frequent haulers. If you're not doing that, you are wasting money.

And then when people start to do the modifications for enhancing their coal rolling, which also burns money... I just am flabbergasted.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

Cyclists should have handled it then and there.

I think they had more pressing matters to attend to

This is ridiculous, cuff the dipshit.

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haha, yeap, I still am in love with the look of 90s-00s cars too.

Now they all look same-y.

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Coal rollers are sub human

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brestugo posted...

What's with the six trucker caps on the dash?

He's a man of culture and wears many hats.
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wickerman posted...

The pickup truck subculture irritates me quite a bit because of this kind of stuff. Many of them are the kind of people who take 2 parking spaces on purpose, cut you off in the road, "coal roll the libz" and things like that.

can't agree more, they suck down gas like no other, pollute the air, and always have somebody shitty inside.

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While I think rolling coal is awesome, it's only acceptable when you do it on the track, offroad.

*timestamped
https://youtu.be/WOpCDHRiElw?t=679



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