2012年4月30日 Poor choice

This morning I was watching the news, and they showed the photo of a kid who tragically died by getting hit by a bus. The family apparently supplied this photo of their now dead eleven year old son.

"I tried to 'catch a bus.' It caught me!"

Seriously. If your son dies from a bus, would you supply a photo like above?

Now don't get me wrong! I'm not angry, disappointed or shocked. I think it's fucking hilarious! It sucks the parents lost their son, but the picture paints an even stronger feeling of emotion: laughter, and happiness. So yeah, I'm happy they put this photo up, because it reminds me that this kid regardless of being a "good kid" or not, he looked like he had a sense of humor. We need more people with a sense of humor, or foots will go up asses [URL].

You can read the full news article here (URL), or by clicking read more below.

Police ask that witnesses to deadly bus accident come forward
By Erica Nochlin KATU News, KATU.com Staff and Associated Press Published: Apr 29, 2012 at 2:28 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2012 at 9:26 PM PDT

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Police are looking for witnesses who were at the scene of a fatal bus accident in Vancouver but who have not yet come forward.

On Saturday, 11-year-old Benjamin Fulwiler was riding his bike at 27th and Main when he collided with a C-TRAN bus. The accident severed his arm and he was rushed to the hospital but later died of his injuries.

Capt. Scott Willis with the Vancouver Police Department said three bystanders, including an off-duty emergency room nurse, tried to help Fulwiler immediately following the accident. At that time the boy was conscious, but not responsive.

Fulwiler lived in the neighborhood and his mother saw it all happen as she was coming home.

According to investigators, the bus was turning left from Main onto 27th when somehow the boy crashed into the side of the bus and then ended up underneath it. Witnesses reported seeing the boy get run over at that point.

C-TRAN spokesperson Scott Patterson said there were 10 passengers on board the bus when the boy was hit. The driver has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.

Police would like to talk to anyone who was there but has not yet talked to investigators. They are continuing to look into the accident and are looking for information that can help them determine what exactly happened.

Witnesses are asked to contact Officer Jeff Olson, a Traffic Investigator with the Vancouver Police Department, at (360) 487-7478.

Bus Route Had Recently Been Changed

Neighborhood resident Donna Worthy told us that C-TRAN recently changed that particular bus route. She said it didn't used to turn on 27th.

"Even if someone was riding a bike down here, they wouldn't expect a bus, probably, would take a left there," Worthy said. "It's one of the little streets around here."

We asked C-TRAN about what Worthy said and they told us they made the change because of other safety concerns on the original route.