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02 Jan 2019, 6:10 pm

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-boy-14-arrested-after-egg-throwing-prank-ends-fatal-n953766


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02 Jan 2019, 9:13 pm

Negligent homicide


Involuntary manslaughter


Reckless driving



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03 Jan 2019, 9:23 am

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
Negligent homicide

Involuntary manslaughter

Reckless driving
Another possibility is Grand Theft, Auto. Unless the vehicle belonged to the driver's parents, it is unlikely that he would be the owner of the vehicle at age 14. Throw in Simple Assault and/or Assault With A Deadly Weapon, and that kid won't be seeing the light of day for at least another 4 years.



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03 Jan 2019, 11:29 am

I hope they trace the guy in the Lincoln who pointed a gun at them and subsequently didn't stop after the teen caused the accident. It's a crazy overreaction for some psycho to pull out a gun and chase them. Eggs can't do any harm to a car.

He was thus the trigger that caused the teen to panic, thus things spiralled out of hand and an innocent single mother died as a result.


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03 Jan 2019, 12:18 pm

envirozentinel wrote:
I hope they trace the guy in the Lincoln who pointed a gun ...
ALLEGEDLY pointed a gun.

AFAIK, We have only the 14-year old driver's testimony that a gun was pointed. He may have said there was a gun merely to mitigate his own stupidity and reckless disregard for human life.



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04 Jan 2019, 12:40 am

envirozentinel wrote:
I hope they trace the guy in the Lincoln who pointed a gun at them and subsequently didn't stop after the teen caused the accident. It's a crazy overreaction for some psycho to pull out a gun and chase them. Eggs can't do any harm to a car.

He was thus the trigger that caused the teen to panic, thus things spiralled out of hand and an innocent single mother died as a result.


They have. So far only identified as a Hispanic male in his late 20's who is cooperating with investigators.
Fnord wrote:
envirozentinel wrote:
I hope they trace the guy in the Lincoln who pointed a gun ...
ALLEGEDLY pointed a gun.

AFAIK, We have only the 14-year old driver's testimony that a gun was pointed. He may have said there was a gun merely to mitigate his own stupidity and reckless disregard for human life.


Might come down to his word against theirs.
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But really eggs and guns aside, a vehicle ran a red light and t-boned another vehicle causing a death. Which unfortunately happens a lot. Usually it's called involuntary manslaughter.



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07 Jan 2019, 1:28 am

So one life is ended, one life is ruined, one possibly innocent life will be damaged by suspicion, all because of foolishness/selfishness/ dangerous immaturity.


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