All families involved will need time to heal and should receive counseling. If these boys only receive legal repercussions they will not be able to get beyond this, they definately need counseling.

Olivia is at peace and in a good place, but trust me, that is not something the family wants to hear right now. They are trying to come to terms with this, but it will take time. It is easy from the outside for us to tell all involved how to feel and react. I know personally what the death of a young person in a car accident does to the family. Feelings have resurfaced as my dear friends are going thru this. I hope people will love them and allow the family ample time to grieve and for some privacy. There is plenty of time to extend the olive branch. Their loved one is not yet even buried. Time will heal and soften feelings. There is no one way anyone "should" feel right now.

Our young people who know any of these kids need to see the process of the law, feel the grief of all affected, and must learn to heal, forgive and take a stand to be responsible behind the wheel. The law needs to take tougher stands on teens who get their licenses and within a very short period show a carelessness with the responsibility they have been given.

Once more I would like to address pinklady, that Olivia Irelin was not the driver of the vehicle, she was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. It was not a pre-planned race, but someone should have been thinking more clearly. I do not believe alcohol was involved with the kids who were riding in the truck in which she was in. It is estimated the truck was going about 90mph when it rolled. By the grace of God only one child was killed. Olivia did die instantly and we should let our children know that she did not suffer.

I am a very close friend of the family and have been in touch with them several times daily. At no time did I state alchol was involved. From the current information there is an ongoing investigation.
I simply stated that Olivia was not the driver that pinklady had stated.
I do believe the parents should monitor their children and if they have poor driving habits they should not hesitate taking away their license no matter how long they have had it. Laws need to change to take careless ones off the streets and not to penelize the kids with good driving records.
The fact of life is these kids do need to be held accountable and they will have to live with the knowledge of their involement. Wishful thinking will not make this go away, nor the grief of the family.

Correction on above quote:
when we are young we think we are immortal, when we are old we mourn for the mortallity of youth.

Information above was incorrect. Olivia was not the driver of the vechile. One of the young men driving had his license for only four months and already had three citations. I believe laws need to be changed for our teen drivers under eighteen. On receiving their first citation, they are ticketed, the second offense, driving hours limited until 8 PM and revoked on the third offense until they are eighteen. While this may not stop all the deaths, it will reduce them. I do believe the boys should be prosecuted, but I also believe the worst punishment is living the rest of your life knowing you are responsible for anothers death.

When we are young we think we are immortal, when we are old we mourn for the immortallity of youth.

Not only are Olivia's parents devestated she comes from a large extended family with many cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings whose lives are forever changed. My love and prayers go out to them. Also to all those involved in this tragedy.