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Really Witness...people lost their lives...parents had to say goodbye to their children at such a young age and all you can say is 14 this and 14 that...well I can guarantee one thing...he was probably a hell of alot better driver than you!!! These boys had the most amazing role models for parents and loved their kids...if they thought the boys were in any danger at all...I know for a fact that before she let her son drive...she would have drove them to school!!! As for getting kicked out of NP Schools...you have no idea what you are even talking about and spreading rumors behind your screen name is not even cool...maybe you should tell us your real name and than the boys parents can let you know how they feel since all you have done is run your mouth!!! As for lazy...are you serious???? Bridget lived for her kids...the world revolved around them...the sun rose in their eyes and she was so lost without them when they were gone...now what is she supposed to do???? Oh yeah read all the crap on here of you knocking them and all of that!!! Seriously get your facts straight and tell us who you really are so that we can "sort this out"!!!! |
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Posted by lil_momma  - 11/4/2012 10:11:15 PM
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Witness.....you really wanna talk crap behind a screen name. YOu are a coward. I live in Brady and Im best friends with Bridget and those boys were like my nephews. Your stupid a#S comments show what type of person you are. The Gentrys were two of the most loving parents I know. Their kids did not get kicked out of NP schools, they opted them to Brady. They were far from lazy as well. This is just what they called it "an accident" so unless you wanna buck up and say this to the parents face shut your mouth. they are suffering a horrible loss that they hope you dont ever have to go through. we as a community are rallying behind both families. anytime you wanna meet up with the parents I know they would be happy to talk to you face to face.. |
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Posted by crazy mama - 11/4/2012 8:41:19 PM
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This accident is NOT about the 14 year old. It's about the road conditions which at that time were unavoidable. It was purely an accident which could have happened to anyone at any age anywhere. Please let this be done and give the families their grieving time without anymore nonsense and arguing. It doesn't help! |
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Posted by WhyInAmerica - 10/29/2012 7:50:04 AM
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This driving at 14 to school for farm kids is what it was intended for! I did this also but its for rural kids to get to school not NP to Brady on a major HWY!! These poor parents arnt to blame, nor are the kids. IT is a truly horrific accident, but I do think that in this modern 2012 era that the laws need updated! It needs to be more specific on who qualifies and what roads they are driving! Dear lord these parents are going through hell im sure and I hope god gives them peace! So So Sad! |
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Posted by T&T - 10/29/2012 6:27:33 AM
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Thanks for the info, nebred, correcting the common understanding that a school permit is only for a driver residing in a rural area. From your cite of the law -- "An SCP can be issued if such person lives a distance of one and one-half miles or more from the school he or she attends and...(either/or) attends a school outside a city of 5,000 or more." I believe that covers this instance. The driver was legal, as the sheriff said. Living in the country is not a requirement for a school permit. |
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Posted by George Lauby - 10/28/2012 3:36:05 PM
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I have noticed one thing that isn't being talked about. For some reason this country thinks we have to run daylight savings time up until November for some reason. This is gross stupidity. We should end it Tuesday after Labor Day at the latest. By running it this late the kids have to gget up and go to school in the dark. If daylight savings time had not been in effect two things may have occured. First the ice may have been melted off the bridge and second even if the ice were still there the boys might have been able to see it and take appropiate action. Just a thought |
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Posted by MichaelA - 10/28/2012 4:45:43 AM
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mom10, I know very well what I am doing! I am trying to stop any other family with a 14 year old from allowing this senseless tragedy to happen again. |
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Posted by witness - 10/27/2012 9:59:00 PM
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It shouldn't matter what the age is. I know a very nice lady that drives for her work and after talking to her, she had a very hard time driving that morning also. The lazy NDOR workers should have at least been out sanding that overpass since it does get very slick. It sure wouldn't have taken much time. |
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Posted by tax5555 - 10/27/2012 8:35:08 AM
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This is a horrible tragedy. What I hope is investigated thoroughly is the reason both vehicles "burst into flame" on impact. There are multiple safeguards and tests that vehicles supposedly go through to prevent them from igniting in an accident. Hopefully the NSP investigation will shed light on this incident. |
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Posted by Philip - 10/27/2012 6:53:00 AM
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School Permit (SCP) – An SCP can be issued if such person lives a distance of one and one-half miles or more from the school he or she attends and either resides outside a city of 5,000 or more or attends a school outside a city of 5,000 or more. A person holding an SCP may operate a motor vehicle: 1) unsupervised to and from where he or she attends school and between schools of enrollment over the most direct and accessible route by the nearest highway from his or her place of residence to transport such person or any family member who resides with such person to attend duly scheduled courses of instructions and extracurricular or school-related activities at the school he or she attends; or 2) any time when accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old. |
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Posted by nebred - 10/26/2012 11:02:25 PM
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Witness do you understand what you are doing? |
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Posted by mom10 - 10/26/2012 8:40:05 PM
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witness, the law is that the driver resides in a rural area, not that the school they go to is a rural school. |
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Posted by rowdy1 - 10/26/2012 8:31:56 PM
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I took driver's ed when I was fourteen. You must live in the country to get a school permit. Who said the 14 year old got kicked out of school? The rules on a school permit state that you must drive the most direct path from home to school. I got hit head on by a 14 year old driver, who was not driving as the school permit states. Luckily I was sitting still, when she tried to make the corner and hit me. I'm sure there were many accident's that day, sadly this one killed three people. When you're on your way to school, from the country, it's pretty hard not to drive on a public highway. Like I said before, unless you've never slipped and slid on an icy road, you really don't have any right complaining. I've seen a lot of 14 year olds that drive better then 16 year old city kids. |
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Posted by rowdy1 - 10/26/2012 8:27:59 PM
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Witnees I truely hope that god smiles on you and all in your family!!! |
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Posted by mom10 - 10/26/2012 8:05:52 PM
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I am not saying at all this is what happened. I'm just saying that it appears that it is possible for someone to make it look like they are meeting the requirements for a school permit in reality they are not! |
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Posted by witness - 10/26/2012 7:31:37 PM
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Thanks, Chasman, for a thoughtful post that pretty much spells it out. By the time I was 14, driving was just another chore and a responsibility. This tragic accident was caused by an icy patch on a bad corner. It was the first slick roads of the season; notice all the other 'older' drivers parked out in the ditch that day. Our prayers to those affected by this terrible accident. |
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Posted by saywhat - 10/26/2012 7:31:37 PM
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mom10, the good thing about this country is that we have the freedom of speech. You say that no one is at fault but let's think about that for a moment. I am not particular to the laws enforced on a school permit, But I believe it is for a person of 14 years of age or older to drive from his rural home to school or school activities. North Platte is not a rural school. As I stated I am not sure of the law but I plan on as do other former law officers and citizens plan to have that whole law restudies and rewritten. It appears to us thier is abuse of that law so some parents whos kids have been kicked out of schools in N.P. and have to go to a school 22 miles away get a school permit so they dont have to get out of bed to take them. Don't take me wrong, I know both sides of the story involved, but no 14 year old should be driving a highway at 7 in the morning with snow and ice. |
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Posted by witness - 10/26/2012 7:29:30 PM
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It is pretty easy to tell who grew up in a town who who grew up in the country. I was a town boy and my friends from the country had much better driving skills from 13 on and were generally alot less careless and crazy behind the wheel. They had a feel of ownership and responsibilty and it showed. An adult might have avoided this and might not have ....obviously Terry was unable to navigate around them either. There are very few skills on actual ice. Just bad timing and tragedy. Rest their souls....... |
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Posted by chasman32 - 10/26/2012 6:32:46 PM
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The bridge that this happened on is well known for being icey when everything else is not icey.You cant see it coming! Please stop posting things that throw blame anywhere!Unless you can imagine what these parents are going through! No one is at fault it was horrific! Pray for these families and leave your stuff out of it! It could have been any family on that road! Child ,adult,school bus any driver! Let them grieve in peace! |
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Posted by mom10 - 10/26/2012 5:37:44 PM
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Ive drove since i was 14 too, it happens. Its not called an accident because it was on purpose. The past is the past, we cant change that. |
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Posted by Scooter - 10/26/2012 4:05:09 PM
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Oh for God sakes people. Yeah, yeah, you drove when you were fourteen, that is irrelevant to what happened here. A fourteen year old should not be driving on a major highway and US 30 is a major highway, I don't care how many of you drove safely when you were fourteen. Instead of longing for the good old days of the Model A and the Packard get into the real world. |
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Posted by are you kidding? - 10/26/2012 3:36:54 PM
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I had a school permit at age 14 and drove brothers and sisters 10 miles each way. As Witness has noted, overpasses are deceptive in icy weather; I believe they are treacherous to all drivers and in this case, the exceptional weather conditions this morning heighten the irony and the tragedy. Our prayers and deepest wishes go to everyone involved. |
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Posted by George Lauby - 10/25/2012 5:28:29 PM
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I had a school permit when I was 14 years old, but I didn't drive from North Platte to Brady and I didn't have a younger sibling with me. Just think: these young kids are coming down the highway toward us?? Wow! Oh, yes, some kids are good drivers and this may not have been his fault, but people will always think it was! Very sad. My heart goes out to the parents and the husband of Mrs. Grasz....we just never know what a day will bring, do we? |
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Posted by Hayseed9 - 10/25/2012 5:14:29 PM
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as a farm kid, I got my school permit when I was 14. Farm kids start driving way before they are old enough to legally drive, driving tractors,vehicle's when feeding hay to the cattle, the list goes on. These kids by 14 have experienced driving condition's most city folk will never drive in. So don't blame the age of this kid as the reason for the accident. Unless of course you have never slid while driving on a slick surface. I'm a very safe driver and I know I've slid on slick streets before. |
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Posted by rowdy1 - 10/25/2012 4:19:30 PM
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ARE YOU KIDDING...people lost their innocent lives and thats all you got from this article? Its so sad!!! |
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Posted by formernp - 10/25/2012 3:34:12 PM
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tiger4....AMEN! |
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Posted by witness - 10/25/2012 2:44:51 PM
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This is so sad for both families. My wife is from Brady and knows all involved. I believe that a 14 year old should not be able to drive on roads he has never experienced in his life. An experienced driver would know in cold weather a bridge will freeze quicker than a road. Sad, Sad situation... but better stricter laws on permits would have kept these families from living this awful tragedy. GOD BLESS BOTH FAMILIES. |
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Posted by witness - 10/25/2012 2:44:02 PM
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Please tell your childdren and their friends NOT to use cruise control on rain, snow or ice, EVER! |
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Posted by tiger4 - 10/25/2012 2:40:00 PM
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There are no words..... They would have to bury me if I lost both of my children together. Prayers to the Grasz family, as well. |
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Posted by hooper - 10/25/2012 2:02:03 PM
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Just heartbreaking, so sorry to both the families. |
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Posted by a np mom - 10/25/2012 1:52:09 PM
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Kids in rural areas get permits at that age all the time AYK. I had one a (permit) when I was 14 and took my younger brother to school many times. My heart goes out to both families. What a horrible accident!! :-( |
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Posted by negirl2 - 10/25/2012 1:45:21 PM
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A fourteen year old is driving a ten year old? Really? That has to be a mistake. |
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Posted by are you kidding? - 10/25/2012 1:29:02 PM
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