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Title: Police: Teen was high on marijuana prior to January wreck that killed 2 other teens
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The Kansas City Star
URL Source: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article181976216.html
Published: Nov 4, 2017
Author: TORIANO PORTER
Post Date: 2017-11-04 14:01:02 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 251
Comments: 5
Jackson County prosecutors believe a Lee’s Summit teen was driving under the influence of marijuana prior to a deadly crash that killed two other teenagers earlier this year in south Kansas City. Rodriquez Franklin, 19, faces two counts of felony driving while intoxicated leading to death, or in the alternative, two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter. He was charged Tuesday in connection with a fatal crash that killed passengers Kaeden M. Hernandez and Zachary M. Meyer, both 18. Franklin is accused of driving a four-door Hyundai Sonata at a high rate of speed while under the influence of marijuana before he wrecked Jan. 21 near 73rd St. and Prospect Ave.. According to court records, Franklin was allegedly following a car that belong to his girlfriend at the time of the wreck. The girlfriend, court records state, told police she did not know who was following her. Hernandez was a Lee’s Summit West High School senior at the time of his death; Meyer went to Lee’s Summit North High School. Both died at the accident scene. Franklin was the removed from the driver’s seat by emergency responders, according to court records. Prosecutors allege Franklin was speeding when he lost control of the Sonata, struck a curb then a large tree. Witnesses told police Franklin’s vehicle was traveling between 100 and 120 mph. Prosecutors requested a bond of $50,000 for Franklin. Poster Comment: Let’s see….
Rodriquez Franklin, 19, was charged in connection with a fatal crash in January that killed
passengers Kaeden M. Hernandez (left) and Zachary M. Meyer, both 18.
how does that go now?
Oh, yea….
no one has ever died from marijuana.
That’s right….
marijuana didn’t killed kids….
the car did.
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Getting high and then getting behind the wheel can be a dangerous act. Sure, there has been a lot of attention paid to the potentially deadly impact of drunk and distracted drivers….and rightly so. Drunken and distracted driving are among the leading causes of car crash deaths. But, there’s another dangerous driving habit that’s starting to gain more interest: Driving under the influence of marijuana. It does not matter how or why someone uses it, marijuana and driving don’t mix. There are studies to show that marijuana impairs a driver’s judgment. It can affect co-ordination and concentration behind the wheel and slow reaction time, which can lead to deadly accidents like the one is this article.
Awwww. Hasn't he suffered enough? His two friends are dead. His car is totaled. His insurance rates are sure to rise. No one will ride with him. I'd say probation and a stern warning not to do it again. You laugh. Wanna bet that's what he gets?
Association doesn't prove causality. In this case, cannabis should not be assumed to be a definitive factor in the crash. There was one case of a family that was killed in an accident with a drunk driver. Turned out the drunk driver did not commit any driving infraction causing the accident, apart from being intoxicated while driving. The driving error that was the primary factor in the fatal crash was instead made by the completely sober driver in the family car. I'm going from memory so I'd have to look that up, but certainly that sort of thing can and does happen.
So he wasn't drunk like most other stupid teens causing wrecks? Reefer madness!
#2. To: Gatlin, Reefer Madness k0Ok (#1)
#3. To: Gatlin (#0)
Rodriquez Franklin, 19, faces two counts of felony driving while intoxicated leading to death, or in the alternative, two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter.
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