Teen killed after sticking head through party bus roof near George Washington Bridge - Polidicks

[IMG]http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1149446.1346476250!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/bus1n-8.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE=NYDailyNews]A St. Francis Prep student was killed when his head hit an overpass as he clowned around on a New Jersey-bound party bus and popped out of a hatch in the roof near the George Washington Bridge Friday night, authorities said. Daniel Fernandez, 16, an incoming junior at the Queens Catholic school, Daniel Fernandez, 16,died at Hackensack University Medical Center from severe head trauma shortly after the 6:45 p.m. incident, law enforcement sources said. Sixty-five teens boarded the double-decker bus in at the school in Fresh Meadows and had reached Fort Lee, N.J., on their way to a Sweet 16 party when the accident occurred, police said. “When the bus went under the Fletcher Ave. overpass, the boy’s head struck the underside of that overpass,” a Port Authority spokesman said. The security guard on the bus said he warned the exuberant teens to leave the rooftop hatch alone. “I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don't understand,” said Alex Franco, 41, who was the security guard on the bus. After warning them to keep away, Franco said he headed downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot in the bus. “It was very hot. Everybody was dancing. Two, five minutes I was downstairs,” Franco explained. “Then I heard two guys screaming, ‘Oh my God, oh my God,’” and he ran upstairs. “I saw him on the floor. His face was like, no teeth. I said, ‘Who is this guy?’” In the pandemonium, Franco said he tried to move the other teens downstairs as the bus came to a halt. Leon McKiver, an emergency medical technician, was passing the scene and stopped to help. “I’m still traumatized that this happened and especially that this happened to a young kid,” McKiver told NBC4. Asked if the kids were consuming alcohol, Franco said, “If they drink, I don’t know.” He insisted that the passengers were checked for booze before they boarded, and that no alcohol was served on the bus. No other passengers suffered any physical injury. All were transported to a Port Authority administration building nearby, where they were questioned and released to their parents. The accident and subsequent investigation caused massive backups for New Jersey bound vehicles. Friends and schoolmates discussed the horrific event on Twitter under hash tags “#staystrongdan” and “#prepfam” in the hours after the tragedy. “Sitting here with your blood on my foot wishing this was all a bad dream. I love you so much dan you were there for me till the last second,” tweeted VBudz. “I don’t know how I’m gonna be able to function after this. Scarred forever,” she added. The party-going teens were discussing the fun they were hoping to have before the night was derailed by tragedy. “Double decker partybus to polysss,” VBudz tweeted at 2:34 p.m. “Everything did Nails done, hair done Everything did Oh, you fancy, huh? ? ” wrote LovePolzz, the apparent birthday girl. Cops identified Fernandez as a resident of Sayreville, N.J., but his Facebook page said he’s from Woodside, Queens. His family could not be reached for comment. Representatives of St. Francis Prep could not immediately be reached for comment, while the phone went unanswered Friday night at Designer Limousines of Port Washington, L.I., the company that operates the massive bus.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/teen-killed-sticking-head-party-bus-roof-george-washington-bridge-article-1.1149404[/url] This is just so, fucked up.

Well I can't say the kid was exactly bright, especially since he was told to leave it alone, but you don't deserve to die for things like this as a kid. I feel for his family and friends.

what the [B]fuck [/B]

As much as I feel sorry for the kid and his friends/relatives, he was kind of tempting fate by not listening to the security guard.

Stupid for sticking his head out, but still pretty tragic. :/

[QUOTE=GoldenDargon;37492373]He was kind of tempting fate by not listening to the security guard.[/QUOTE] I can't argue with that but he still did not deserve to go that way. I'm sure most of us have done stupid shit as a kid before, and he had his whole life ahead of him :/ It's actually really tragic.

sometimes I just [IMG]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9agukVfqV1rtohg4.png[/IMG]

Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37492387]I can't argue with that but he still did not deserve to go that way. I'm sure most of us have done stupid shit as a kid before, and he had his whole life ahead of him :/ It's actually really tragic.[/QUOTE] Wasn't trying to sound like I didn't think it was tragic, I agree with you there as well. My bad if I came across as such :/

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] you're so edgy and cool

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] firebird_157

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] and I'm sure you obeyed everyone 100% as a teenager yourself difference being, you weren't [I]killed[/I] for doing what teenagers tend to do

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] Teach me so I can be as badass as you one day.

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] You're talking like if it's a punishment, but death is more than that. It's the physical death of a human being.

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] Does it matter? A 16 year old kid lost his life, and regardless if it was his fault or not it's still a tragedy that it happened.

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sorry for the kid. What he did was an idiot move, but all teens do idiot moves while disregarding authority figures at some point in their formative years.

Why do people say "he didn't deserve it"? What do you try to say? That the whole incident would be ok if he DID deserve it? That OTHER people deserve it? That you are afraid of people thinking that he did deserve it and you feel like you need to emphasize that he didn't? I don't understand that.

I feel really sorry for him but I think that if he could, he would agree this was unbelievably stupid of him.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37492580]Why do people say "he didn't deserve it"? What do you try to say? That the whole incident would be ok if he DID deserve it? That OTHER people deserve it? That you are afraid of people thinking that he did deserve it and you feel like you need to emphasize that he didn't? I don't understand that.[/QUOTE] What are you on about? He was a kid on a double decker bus who did what all teenagers do - stupid stuff. Point being, he died because of it. I did a whole bunch of stupid stuff in my teenage years and didn't die. It's just very bad luck.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37492580]Why do people say "he didn't deserve it"? What do you try to say? That the whole incident would be ok if he DID deserve it? That OTHER people deserve it? That you are afraid of people thinking that he did deserve it and you feel like you need to emphasize that he didn't? I don't understand that.[/QUOTE] Wait, what? We're just pointing out the fact that he didn't do anything to deserve what had happened to him. It's not supposed to imply anything at all.

[QUOTE=Protocol7;37492599]What are you on about? He was a kid on a double decker bus who did what all teenagers do - stupid stuff. Point being, he died because of it. I did a whole bunch of stupid stuff in my teenage years and didn't die. It's just very bad luck.[/QUOTE] I want to know what people mean with "he didn't deserve it". If they really mean what they say it is an absolute redundant statement. It has next to nothing to do with the whole incident, I just want to discuss something useful instead of 5 pages of "I'm sorry for him".

Rather tragic. I don't understand what the birthday girl is trying to say though: [QUOTE]“Everything did Nails done, hair done Everything did Oh, you fancy, huh? ? ” wrote LovePolzz, the apparent birthday girl.[/QUOTE] Is she angry because her birthday party got ruined? Seriously, how pathetically shallow do you have to be to complain about the time you spent doing your hair and nails for a birthday party when someone has died.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37492613]Wait, what? We're just pointing out the fact that he didn't do anything to deserve what had happened to him. It's not supposed to imply anything at all.[/QUOTE] I'm okay with "he didn't deserve it", noone deserves to die. But you can't say that he didn't have it coming. He opened the latch of a fucking doppel-decker bus.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37492629]I'm okay with "he didn't deserve it", noone deserves to die. But you can't say that he didn't have it coming. He opened the latch of a fucking doppel-decker bus.[/QUOTE] And teenagers do stupid stuff, even when they're told not to. Most people don't die for stupid shit like this. How was he supposed to know there was an overpass ahead? It's bad luck combined with poor decisions, but nobody "has death coming" at that age.

This guy really didn't deserve it. Hell, at 16, I'd probably have done the same thing. You and your buddies are all looking forward to a great night ahead, you're probably having a great time in the bus. Opening the hatch and looking out of it wouldn't seem like the worst idea. He didn't deserve to die for this one little mistake.

[QUOTE=Protocol7;37492637]And teenagers do stupid stuff, even when they're told not to. Most people don't die for stupid shit like this. How was he supposed to know there was an overpass ahead? It's bad luck combined with poor decisions, but nobody "has death coming" at that age.[/QUOTE] Tram surfers do. [editline]1st September 2012[/editline] Drug abusers do. [editline]1st September 2012[/editline] Actually we all do, no matter the age. Some just do stupid actions that make it come faster.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37492643]Tram surfers do. [editline]1st September 2012[/editline] Drug abusers do.[/QUOTE] And this kid was neither of those. You're not making any relevant points.

[QUOTE=firebird_157;37492390]Natural Selection. Rate me dumb all you want, but if you can't listen to an elder that tells you specifically 3-4 times to not mess with a roof-hatch, then it's no one's fault then his self for not listening.[/QUOTE] Probably had a brighter future than you, but here you are being a little bitch acting like he deserved it because he made a mistake, granted a dumb one, but not one that makes him an idiot, it was just a mistake that ended insanely bad, not like he KNEW he would probably die, lol.

This is not a random accident, it involved him doing something that he shouldn't. "Teens will be teens" is not an excuse. He was old enough to act sane.

[QUOTE=Killuah;37492643]Drug abusers do. [/QUOTE] My father has been a smoker since he was around 16. Are you saying he deserves to die? Drug abusers don't "deserve" death. Addictions aren't easily stopped, hence why they're addictions. You're coming across as a gigantic bunghole.