Brothers killed in separate car accidents minutes apart

[nini]

:cry: I can't even begin to imagine what these parents are going through :cry:




http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/08/brothers.killed.ap/index.html


LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- Sheriff's deputy Andy McDowell was forced to live a parent's worst nightmare twice in a matter of minutes.

After he was taken to the site where one of his two sons was killed in a car crash early Wednesday, McDowell was driven past another fatal accident. Only later did he learn that the fiery wreck took the life of his only other child.

"You take the most unimaginable hell that a parent could be told and double that," Warren County Deputy Coroner Dwayne Lawrence said.

Rory McDowell, 23, and Cory McDowell, 21, both died within a couple of miles from the home they shared with their father in southern Kentucky's rural Warren County.

[SeattleGirl]

1. How unbelievably sad!

:cry:

[WeRQ4U]

2. I heard that on the radio and I felt so bad for that guy.

I can't even fathom what this man must feel right now.

[nini]

3. You know.. I got through some tough times..

but this is just too much. Soooo sad :cry:

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Oh nooooo! :^(

:cry:

[u4ic]

5. ..

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[dolo amber]

6. That's unreal

:(

[merh]

7. That has got to be the saddest thing imaginable.

My heart goes out to this family. :cry:

[skygazer]

8. Oh, that just gives me goose bumps

Awful ones. I can't imagine losing ONE child - losing both? In separate accidents? It would be bad enough to lose them in one accident but what are the odds? :cry:

I can't even bear to think about this...

[Zomby Woof]

9. One of my old DU buds is from Louisville

I am thankful it wasn't ZoCrowes...

Too goddamned sad about this accident. I can't even fathom... :-(

[jus_the_facts]

19. A fear struck me there for a few seconds too.....

....how horrible for those parents...unimaginable grief indeed. :(

[antigone382]

10. Oh wow, that's horrible...

I can't even imagine :(

[Elidor]

11. Easily preventable deaths, I'm sorry to say

The lack of proper - and mandatory - driver's ed in this country is a goddamned shame. Our government doesn't consider our kids - or us - worth it. My heart goes out to their family and friends, but our government could have done so much more for them than my best wishes can do now. Peace.

[Shell Beau]

22. Well, accidents are just that!

It is very sad, and to know that the father may feel gulit for talking on the phone with him at the time can only add to the pain. :cry:

[tuckessee]

28. How do you know proper driver's ed

would've saved them?

How do you know the brothers didn't take an adequate driver's ed class at their high school (Warren East)?

How do you know their father, a deputy who has some experience dealing with auto crashes, didn't personally school his sons on good driving?

How do you think government is going to quell the male teenage urge to drive fast & wild? Should they hire little old ladies to chauffer teenagers??

[Jamastiene]

32. I'm in my thirties now, but

my aunt has been a real deterrant to speeding for me. She is a passenger seat driver from the word go. Every time I take her to the VA hospital she watches every move I make. If the speed limit is 45 and I go 46, she says to slow down even if I am going down a hill. It's nerve racking, but I sure don't speed.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

30. Oh, I don't know

we have driver's ed here and our kids die on these huge trees in droves. They don't wear seatbelts, they drink, they drive too fast. They think they will live forever.

These two accidents... how unbelieveable.

[bigwillq]

12. That is just awful.

:cry:

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. This is one of the saddest stories I have heard in a long time

[tuvor]

14. Heard that on the radio today. My first thought: A pact?

Only the two brothers were killed--each by hitting a tree, at virtually the same time--and no reported injuries.

Regardless, very sad.

[nini]

15. hmmm.. interesting theory

we'll never know though :(

[tuckessee]

33. Probably not a suicide pact.

The brother involved in the first crash was wearing his seat belt which is probably indicative of it not being a suicide.

It's not yet known whether the second brother was wearing his belt because the car was burned pretty badly.

I still haven't been able to determine whether the second brother knew about the first crash and if he did whether he knew his brother was dead.

If he did know that certainly could've been a factor - either extremely distracted driving or maybe a spur-of-the-moment suicide.

The latter seems unlikely since the word is the second brother's crash probably would not have been fatal had it not been for the fire.

The way things are in Bowling Green, considering this involves a law enforcement family, if there is any controversial evidence it will be quickly covered-up and never make the news.

But I can honestly say that I have heard no rumors which are at odds with the official version.

[Swede]

16. This is some truly awful news.

No words can express this.

[qanda]

17. So very sad

My heart goes out to this poor man.

[newyawker99]

18. Oh no! This is awful.

:-(

[RagingInMiami]

20. When I lived in Phoenix and worked for the newspaper

I wrote a story about two brothers who died after they ran into each other at an intersection. They had been through their daily routines when they just happened to be at the same place at the same time. When I read that story on CNN, I immediately thought of the story I wrote.

[Shell Beau]

23. That reminds me of a story I saw on Oprah where

a kid was drag racing and hit a car and killed the driver. It ended up being his mom! How terribly sad.

[Shell Beau]

21. OMG! That is horrific!

:cry: I cannot even begin to imagine what this must feel like. My prayers are with this family. :cry:

[yellowdogintexas]

24. weather was awlful up there.Warren County is near where I

grew up and it is full of narrow country roads, poorly lit

I know a belt of snow and sleet went through there but not sure which day it was.

That poor poor man.

[tuckessee]

26. The weather wasn't a contributing factor.

It was a bit cold (low 20's) but clear and dry.

[yellowdogintexas]

29. I found that out this morning, when I spoke with my sister.

I had seen the front moving up from Ala/Miss that day and it looked like it passed through there but must have pulled east.

My sister told me one of the cars was a Porsche.

Regardless of other factors it is a profound tragedy.

[Ladyhawk]

25. I don't know how the family is going to deal with this.

I probably wouldn't make it through. I hope the family has better resources. :(

[hickman1937]

27. This is horrific. Words are too puny to describe something like this.

My heart goes out to deputy McDowell. This is almost unimaginable.

[Ilsa]

31. That's so bad I think I'd lose my faith over it.

Seriously, I don't think I'd want any more "conversations" with God after something like that if I believed God is supposed to be omnipotent.