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Suwannee collision kills two cousin

2007 Reader Submission
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"Two cousins died Sat in head-on collision on a Suwanee Cty dirt road as one rode a dirt bike & the other an ATV, the FHP reported...A 15 yo & 19 yo, both males, were killed when the dirt bike & the ATV collided about 2 mi east of Wellborn Sat night ..the cousins, believed to be from the Wellborn area, had been joyriding on Adams Road at about 7 pm. The pair collided head-on in the middle of the road and died at the scene.There were no lights on either the 4-wheel ATV or the dirt bike, and it was dark at the time of the accident ...Neither driver was wearing protective gear...Officers coult not provide additional details about the accident or the identities of the two cousins until they had spoken with their relatives.."

Submitted on 06/23/2007

Submitted by: Suzanne Spanier
Reference: Gainesville (FL) SUN March 11/07

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Bruce said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm borderline on this one since at first it didn't sound all that uncommon and the age of one of the victims is borderline for being too young. But given that it's two cousins, they didn't have any protective gear, no lights, and it was dark, I'll give this the nod and see what the others have to say.


James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I'm inclined to automatically toss because of the 15 year old (the cutoff age is 16), but since there was egregious vehicular stupidity involved I will let Darwin make the exception! Thanks, Suzanne!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Normally I would say that 15 is too young for an award, but 15 year olds compete everyday in off roading and should know safety rules. Why did the chicken drive down the middle of the road? To crash into the other chicken! Thanks for sending this one in, Suzanne


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