Police: Student won’t be charged in crash near Coronado High

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1. By DogsWorld

   9/22/09 at 11:05 a.m.

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   Really unfortunate accident. Wishing the best for everyone involved.

2. By davidwayneosedach

   9/22/09 at 12:08 p.m.

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   Those cross walks should be sacrosanct. If you're driving you give any one or anything in the crosss walk the right of way.

3. By lp

   9/22/09 at 12:41 p.m.

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   Instead of giving raises to the worthless city officials,why not build an electric stop sign? Those crosswalks are very dangerous, an invitation for an accident. The city is so busy building new neighborhoods, finish the ones we got. The crosswalk on Rancho past Cheyenne is six lane wide. Everyday, I see children risking their life trying to cross this street.

4. By Socrates

   9/22/09 at 12:43 p.m.

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   It is unfortunate that many drivers ignore crosswalks, although that may not have been the case in this incident. However, it seems that the less time spent in a crosswalk, the better.

   Can anyone explain why walking a bike through a crosswalk is considered safer than riding it, as long as the light is green and the WALK sign is on?

   I hope the rider recovers.

5. By theviolet41

   9/22/09 at 12:52 p.m.

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   A high-school student driving to school early in the morning... Hmm... has anyone considered that maybe this young driver was half-asleep while getting to school?

   This 17-year-old should seriously have his/her license revoked/suspended. Teenagers don't seem to realize that they are driving weapons, and are not "invincible" and can hurt themselves or others. Whatever the reason was for this accident, it was caused by a lack of paying attention to his/her surroundings. A simple glance by the driver to the sidewalk would have prevented this accident.

   I really hope the bicyclist pulls through... it would be tragic if he/she didn't make it, all because a fellow neglectful student.

6. By RyMan

   9/22/09 at 1:02 p.m.

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   I agree with lp on more visible crosswalks, especially near schools.
   As per Socrates, the reason for having to walk a bicycle is to conform to pedestrian laws. What a lot of people forget or don't know is that bicycles are bound by motor vehicle laws. I think the intention to regulate a bicyclist on a crosswalk is to slow down the traffic crossing, especially on non-stop light cross walks where drivers are often not paying attention, the speed of the thing crossing affects reaction time.
   Regardless, we definitely need more consideration for pedestrians and cyclists in this town.

7. By tennis_ace_2000

   9/22/09 at 1:08 p.m.

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   I hope Rich Perez Jr. is sent to jail for this! Does anyone know if he is a citizen?

8. By vc

   9/22/09 at 1:30 p.m.

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   We definitely need to put all crosswalks at intersections with either a stop light or a stop sign then all this non sense with people getting run over in the cross walk will end. I for the life of me cannot understand why this city puts cross walk right in the middle of the block. Go to the big cities on the east coast and you will not see this. I cringe everytime I hear one of these tragic stories.

9. By That_Anonymous_Guy

   9/22/09 at 1:50 p.m.

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   Rich Perez Jr. is the name of the street, not the driver. The driver is unidentified.

10. By nightmare

    9/22/09 at 2:03 p.m.

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    First and most importantly, let me say I hope the pedestrian that was struck is able to recover.

    I drive this stretch of road every morning at about the same time as the accident. I saw the accident site and it was horrifying to see the mangled bike in the road.

    Sun glare is a major problem. There is a good half-mile stretch east bound on Sunridge Heights that is a nearly blind stretch at that morning hour this time of year. Its just the combination of sun and road angle. I don't think there is anything that can realistically be done about this, its just inherently a dangerous stretch of road.

    My heart goes out to everyone involved, not just the victim but also the driver of the car. It has to be traumatic for that person too. Please don't assume that the driver was just an irresponsible punk. Again, I can say first-hand its a difficult section of roadway to see much of anything.

11. By dhvincent1

    9/22/09 at 2:07 p.m.

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    A student driving a mini-van? You don't see that every day.

12. By tennis_ace_2000

    9/22/09 at 2:07 p.m.

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13. By nightmare

    9/22/09 at 2:20 p.m.

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    Hey tennis_ace_2000, your ignorance is truly remarkable. Your comment of "I hope Rich Perez Jr. is sent to jail for this! Does anyone know if he is a citizen?" is so incredibly offensive.

    As someone pointed out, "Rich Perez Jr." is the name of the street near the accident site. Learn to read English, jack*ss. Last I checked streets were not assigned citizenship.

    Also, you assume that because someone's last name is Perez that their citizenship is questionable (or at all relevant in any way)? That is sickening. I suppose if the driver's last name was Smith or Jones that this tragic incident would be more tolerable. Or perhaps that if the driver of the car was of Hispanic ethnicity then this contributed to the accident. Clearly, being Hispanic means that one is not a safe driver.

    I bet the victim's family's first thought was "it better not have been a Perez or any other Hispanic sounding person that hit our child?"

    Why don't you go back to your tennis court and keep your ignorant racism out of public forums? Chances are you will be safe from illegal aliens as long as you stick to courts, Ace.

14. By That_Anonymous_Guy

    9/22/09 at 2:35 p.m.

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    Rich Perez, Jr. -- the namesake of this particular street -- was a 2003 graduate of Coronado High School. He joined the Marines after high school and died in Iraq on February 11, 2005.

    www.richardperezjr.com

    Las Vegas would be a hell of a lot better place with a thousand more young people like Lance Corporal Rich Perez.

15. By Teaser

    9/23/09 at 12:09 a.m.

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    Rich Perez, Jr. -- the namesake of this particular street -- was a 2003 graduate of Coronado High School. He joined the Marines after high school and died in Iraq on February 11, 2005.
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    Hey Ace - No snide comments about that? Must have lost your tennis balls.

16. By ArmandMinci

    9/23/09 at 3:29 p.m.

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    As previously stated, I believe some sort of pedestrian-activated light should be implemented. Going down that hill during the peak hours has one mean glare on the drivers, not to mention how tired the drivers are. It's a death trap and hopefully this is a lesson learned resulting in some proper traffic lights being installed. Unfortunate it had to come to this though, it easily could have been avoided. In my utterly honest opinion, I don't believe the driver is at fault. The speed limit is 35 down that road if I'm not mistaken, and on top of that the pedestrian was RIDING his bike. Not to mention it seems as if he didn't look both ways before crossing. No one is at fault in this situation, a mere "accident" as they call it. Best of luck to the child recovering, please post any updates once found out.

17. By Blimpman

    9/23/09 at 4:13 p.m.

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    Lots of comments, but the point that is being missed is that the kid was riding the bike through the crosswalk. The operative word here is Cross - "walk".
    Not cross bike ride.
    Think speed. Think safety. A car on any public street must be aware of other traffic, people on foot and bamm out of the corner of the drivers eye, in a split second comes a bicycle riding the wrong way on the sidewalk and they decide to cross at the pedestrian crosswalk.
    We need bikers who know how to ride. Oh, and proper safety equipment, like a helment might also help.

    HC

18. By geenab65

    9/23/09 at 8:27 p.m.

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    I hope Rich Perez Jr. is sent to jail for this! Does anyone know if he is a citizen?
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    Maybe Ace should go BACK to school? I'm not sure of the motivation behind this question.

19. By DocRoc

    9/24/09 at 12:53 a.m.

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    Wow what ignorance. Find out who the person his before questioning his character and his citzenship

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