Florida driver swerves to avoid dogs, hit and kills teen riding scooter to friend’s house

[DonB90]

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — An Auburndale High School student died in a crash early Tuesday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.The teen, identified by the sheriff’s office as 15-year old Yeriel Gonzalez of Winter Haven, was pronounced dead at the scene.According to a preliminary investigation by PCSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit, Gonzalez was riding a small electric scooter near the center of the southbound lane of 34th Street, on his way to a friend’s house.

At the same time, deputies say 29-year-old John Barrett III of Winter Haven was driving a 2016 Dodge Durango northbound on 34th Street, on his way to work.According to the sheriff’s office, the Durango was behind another vehicle as it approached the intersection with Avenue S.

Deputies say Barrett told them he swerved to avoid some dogs that ran into the roadway and entered the southbound lane of travel, directly in Gonzalez’ path.

Barrett was not injured in the crash.

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[jdubnyce]

Rip to that kid
Driver needs to be run over with a Durango srt

 

[acri1]

Damn, that sucks. RIP.

Not going to blame the driver since it's not like it was intentional. If anybody is at fault it's whoever owns the dogs.

 

[DonB90]

Damn, that sucks. RIP.

Not going to blame the driver since it's not like it was intentional. If anybody is at fault it's whoever owns the dogs.

Nah its the driver you gotta have more sense then that fukk them dogs

 

[Pure Water]

With how tall these SUVs are now, I wonder if the person was visibly impaired with both the dog and child.

RIP to the child though. shyt is sad.

 

[Payday23]

Rip to that kid
Driver needs to be run over with a Durango srt

Nah not his fault kids riding a scooter in the middle of the road @ 6am when it's dark. Then scooter riders obey zero laws. RIP to the kid but it is what it is

 

[acri1]

Nah its the driver you gotta have more sense then that fukk them dogs

You're acting like he intentionally hit the teen it was an accident

There's nothing inherently wrong with trying not to hit dogs.

 

[acri1]

Nah not his fault kids riding a scooter in the middle of the road @ 6am when it's dark. Then scooter riders obey zero laws. RIP to the kid but it is what it is

It's the fault of whoever owns and/or abandoned the dogs. They'll probably never find out who that is, but still.

 

[5n0man]

Nah not his fault kids riding a scooter in the middle of the road @ 6am when it's dark. Then scooter riders obey zero laws. RIP to the kid but it is what it is

First, don't scooters have to be on the road?

Second, the article says the driver swerved into oncoming traffic when he hit the teen.

 

[the cac mamba]

stupid fukking animals

 

[DonB90]

You're acting like he intentionally hit the teen it was an accident

There's nothing inherently wrong with trying not to hit dogs.

I know it wasn't intentionally but given the option of swerving into opposite lane into potentially oncoming traffic or running over a dog guess which one I'm a pick???

 

[Pirius Black]

Thread should be revealing.

 

[DonB90]

[even knowing

First, don't scooters have to be on the road?

Second, the article says the driver swerved into oncoming traffic when he hit the teen.

Don't let facts and rationale get in the way of these cave people's love for dogs

 

[Sauce Dab]

That’s a sad situation to be in. Kid was going to his friends house and ended up dead
that man swerved into oncoming traffic just to not hit a dog. I don’t wanna hit a dog either but it ain’t that damn serious to be swerving into traffic just to avoid hitting a dog. He freaked out like it was a baby in the road

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

How fast was this clown going?