OT - Victim of Car Incident at Times Square was an 18 Year Old Woman from Michigan
This is absolutely heartbreaking. As many of you may know, a man drove a car into a crowd at Times Square at around noon today. There was one immediate victim of the incident; a young woman.
That woman has now been identified as Alyssa Elsman, who graduated from high school in Portage, Michigan just last year.
RIP Alyssa.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/18/times-square-crash/101831156/
EDIT: Changing the title to reflect uncertainty about what precisely happened. Whether it was purposeful or not, though, a woman who apparently many MGoBloggers knew is now deceased. Please be respectful.
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http://nypost.com/2017/05/18/times-square-maniac-told-cops-i-wanted-to-…
Not sure if this is credible, but NY Post is reporting that he was attempting suicide-by-cop.
Yeah...the Post isn't known for it's thoughtful journalism. Going to need another source on it.
The driver of the Honda, Richard Rojas, 26, a Navy veteran from the Bronx, had a history of arrests for drunken driving, said officials, moving quickly to assuage fears of terrorism.
“Based on information we have at this moment, there is no indication that this was an act of terrorism,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters at a news conference near the scene of the rampage.
Much more detailed [& responsible] reporting. Nothing about suicide-by-cop, but he had a long history of violence and substance abuse. Preliminary reports that he had PCP in his system.
And Alyssa Elsman, the Portage girl who died, was with her 13-year-old sister, who was also injured.
say the driver of the car appeared to be drunk when cops pulled him out.
The "preliminary tests" showed no alcohol but found drugs.
Also can't edit my earlier post, but today's Times article adds something about the suicide-by-cop issue:
Under questioning by investigators after his arrest, Mr. Rojas rambled and offered different explanations for the rampage; several law enforcement officials said investigators had not yet come to any conclusions about the differing accounts. He made some statements suggesting he might have wanted to provoke the police into killing him, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was not complete. One of the officials said Mr. Rojas had also reported hearing voices and having hallucinations.
Friend of mine's son knew her and is close to the family and your attempt at humor or being an .................
EDIT: What I want to say is not worth it.
I meant to make a jab at the headline which at first glance seemed inappropriately worded, although I guess I didn't read it closely enough. I'll take my beating accordingly.
If it bleeds, it leads...
Which is why Americans believe our country is more violent than ever, when in fact it is substantially less violent (on many measures) than in the idyllic 1950s...
I second the media hate. The publishing misinformation to be the first reporting and push a narrative is strong on this one.
Within the matter of hours it went from:
Terrorist attack - Ban Muslims!
DUI- We need stricter alcohol laws!
No alcohol in his system, but synthetic marijuana- Legalize real weed and this wouldn't happen!
Now apparently he was suicidal veteran suffering from PTSD.
It's incredibly infuriating and disrespectful to the girl who died and the 22 injured to run wild with a story without facts where their tragedy plays second fiddle to politcal movements. But this is nothing new.
is the biggest problem in America today.
I would up vote you 1000 times but alas I only have one to give.
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He was busy calling people "fucking retards" and other retrograde b.s., all while lecturing us on the importance of respect.
Seems like a very unhappy person.
Orange
Orange who
Orange you glad I did a knock knock joke? It beats a "your mom" joke
Respect the office, not the man.
when the man is destroying the office......? Not sure really what the move is then. Keep telling anybody who will listen to vote their ass off 3.5 years from now I guess.
Other than regurgitating what you've always heard what on earth are the legitimate reasons to respect the office? There are literally NONE! You have to literally know nothing about our history or the realities of our electorial system or the ways the country is run in order to respect the office.
I do enjoy watching eveyone who strays hard left or right freaking out about stuff. I wonder how many people decrying the 'witch hunt' will go to their graves convinced Barack Obama was born in Kenya...
(and vice versa to be fair)
I was going to reply to Zeke that the media was far from America's biggest problem, but you said that and then proved it all by yourself. Thank you.
And unfortunately I believe I know that family, although we are not close. So off to the phone. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I tend to skip the MSM.
An innocent person died unnecessarily at a young age and almost two dozen others were injured. Whether the driver was suicidal or drunk (at least two previous driving while intoxicated incidents), they need to be punished, put in jail, or confined to a mental institution. No one has the right to have so little regard for other lives. If it's your own life, just drive off a cliff. Horrific.
Hundres of people saw it and he got out of the car and acted crazy. Shouldn't even be a trial and taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for his life in jail. Let rabid dogs tear him apart.
My daughter just finished a 10-week externship in NYC. She crossed the intersection of 45th St. and 7th Ave. every day on her way to/from work. It's a teeming mass of humanity at that location at lunchtime.
Horrified by the number of victims. Grateful that there weren't more. Extra grateful that my daughter wasn't there.