Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Locals Support Efforts to Honor Slain Police Explorer

A car wash was held to raise money for the family of a 19-year-old Metro Police Explorers captain who was killed in a motorcycle accident involving a suspected drunken driver. Many residents supported the car wash that raised funds to pay the young man’s funeral expenses.

According to police, the young man was a criminal justice student and had been a member of the Explorer unit for three years. The son of a Metropolitan Police Department officer, the deceased young man had looked forward to someday joining the police department. The driver of the vehicle that hit him was charged with DUI.

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  1. My husband rides a motorcycle. This is a constant worry of mine. Not enough mindful drivers on the road. Sad. Very sad. -A

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    1. Glad to see people recognize the young man. It's a shame that a drunk driver took his life.

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  2. Drunk driving is a serious epidemic in the U.S. We need to curb it by more legal limitations. Maybe there should be stricter punishments for DUI.

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  3. Nice to hear that the community has come together to remember the young captain... 19 years old is too early to pass.

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  4. Too many people are slain by people who are drunk. Makes me sick. -DTR

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  5. We talk about drunk driving a lot, but then again, we don't talk about it enough. It just needs to stop. I'm tired of hearing stories like this. Next! -Dan

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    1. Crimes like this are senseless. What happened to the good in people? It fizzeled!!!

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  6. I'd expect more would be done to honor this young teenager... he was a teenager. So sad!!!!! -Yeta

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