When rich kids die

dellinger63 · #1 08-10-2010, 10:07 AM

Sounds like the two were kidnapped by a Porsche. Fact is one of them was driving and news reports say the car was doing well over 100mph.

Two 17-year-olds who died when a speeding Porsche lost control on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway have been identified as Adnaan Rahman of Naperville and Nasir Shaik, the DuPage County Coroner's office announced.

An investigation continues into the crash, which caused the Porsche to spin out, flip over and catch fire after side-swiping a minivan along the tollway near Naperville, Illinois State Police said Monday.

The car flipped at least twice into a ditch and caught fire as it traveled on westbound I-88 around about a mile east of Winfield Road. Both victims were riding in the Porsche. No one in the minivan was injured.

“(The car) was pretty much engulfed when our crews got there,” said Mike Zywanski, deputy fire chief of the Naperville Fire Department. He said crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire.

Bet the guy who wrote this thinks keeping score at his son's little league games is a bad idea.

http://triblocal.com/naperville/detail/205259.html

randallscott35 · #2 08-10-2010, 10:43 AM

You don't have to be rich to be stupid. When I think back to the friends in high school who would drive 130 and I would be in the car with them I cringe at the thought of just how bad decisions can be in your teens.

dellinger63 · #3 08-10-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by randallscott35

You don't have to be rich to be stupid. When I think back to the friends in high school who would drive 130 and I would be in the car with them I cringe at the thought of just how bad decisions can be in your teens.

I am guilty of driving stupid as a teen as well.

My point is if these had been city kids in a camaro the story would have been written completely different with any blame falling on the kids and not the car.

randallscott35 · #4 08-10-2010, 12:40 PM

One of those things I will tell my kids. When you aren't driving, you aren't in control.

Riot · #5 08-10-2010, 01:04 PM

I don't see where they say which kid was driving. Maybe that's why the story was written that way.

I watched two kids kill themselves in front of me that way once (speeding past at 100mph then flipping the car on 53 in Schaumburg) Pretty sad, a waste.

Seattleallstar · #6 08-11-2010, 02:18 AM

with those names they sound like future terrorists or associated with known haters of America

joeydb · #7 08-11-2010, 06:17 AM

A terrible shame, but yet another example of Darwin's Theory of "Natural Selection" in action.

Danzig · #8 08-11-2010, 06:26 AM

when i think back to all the risks i took as a teen.......it's no wonder my mother went grey so young. if i had a porche, i'd have had it pegged, absolutely. wasn't that long ago that i thought i'd see 'what this baby can do'. it's why i tell my kids you don't get do-overs. we've all been there-or most of us had. maybe not in as nice a car, but i'd imagine most of us have done things like they did. what a shame for them and their families. rich or not, their parents will feel the loss. you're not suppose to bury your kids.

and seattle, what a stupid remark.

dellinger63 · #9 08-11-2010, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

with those names they sound like future terrorists or associated with known haters of America

Doesn't sound like it

""He was extremely hardworking, beyond intelligent. He also had a really warm heart, he accepted everyone for who they were and was always there for the people in need," said friend and classmate Urvi Khare. "What my peers saw in him that is so special is that he knew what life was really about, what really was important. He never fell into peer pressure as he stayed true to himself, his religion, his culture, his morals. He was truly one of a kind."

Not only was Rahman "one of a kind," but he also wore the number 1 on his Waubonsee varsity football jersey. When practice opens this week, coach Paul Murphy said he expected Rahman to compete for a starting role at cornerback. Instead, Murphy is now making plans to present Rahman's parents his jersey at senior night later this season.

"There is not a guy on this field that worked harder, trained more or wanted it more this off-season than Adnaan. He is an inspiration to everyone here," Murphy said. "As long as I'm coach here, no one will wear that number 1 jersey unless they possess the character, heart and dedication that Adnaan brought out here every day."

Antitrust32 · #10 08-11-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

when i think back to all the risks i took as a teen.......it's no wonder my mother went grey so young. if i had a porche, i'd have had it pegged, absolutely. wasn't that long ago that i thought i'd see 'what this baby can do'. it's why i tell my kids you don't get do-overs. we've all been there-or most of us had. maybe not in as nice a car, but i'd imagine most of us have done things like they did. what a shame for them and their families. rich or not, their parents will feel the loss. you're not suppose to bury your kids.

and seattle, what a stupid remark.

i like to drive fast on occasion. but I do it in situations where there is less risk. I feel very comfortable behind the wheel & if there is an open road ahead of me.. time to gear down.

with that said.. when I went 160 in my friends Saleen I just closed me eyes and hoped it would be over fast. That was too much.... & its more difficult to be the passenger than the driver.

Danzig · #11 08-11-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

i like to drive fast on occasion. but I do it in situations where there is less risk. I feel very comfortable behind the wheel & if there is an open road ahead of me.. time to gear down.

with that said.. when I went 160 in my friends Saleen I just closed me eyes and hoped it would be over fast. That was too much.... & its more difficult to be the passenger than the driver.

well, put a teen with no experience behind the wheel and it's a recipe for disaster. they just don't know how to react, so they generally overreact. put another kid in the car with them, and the odds of a wreck increase pretty dramatically. the whole 'look what i can do' syndrome.

dellinger63 · #12 08-11-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

well, put a teen with no experience behind the wheel and it's a recipe for disaster. they just don't know how to react, so they generally overreact. put another kid in the car with them, and the odds of a wreck increase pretty dramatically. the whole 'look what i can do' syndrome.

Ironically being the 'good' kid he took the '04 and not the brand new 2011.

A 911 vs. a 998.

Antitrust32 · #13 08-12-2010, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

well, put a teen with no experience behind the wheel and it's a recipe for disaster. they just don't know how to react, so they generally overreact. put another kid in the car with them, and the odds of a wreck increase pretty dramatically. the whole 'look what i can do' syndrome.

oh I 100% agree.