Life's cruel irony

snommintj
snommintj Member Posts: 601
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
My former neighbor Viktoria was struck and killed while crossing the street early this morning. She refused a ride home from her intoxicated friend Toli. Toli made it several miles to his home but was stopped and charged with DUI. Viktoria didn't make it to her home, she was run over by a sober driver, no charges are going to be filed. Viktoria was 19, how screwed up is that?

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  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #2
    Damn!!!!
    Thats incredible!!!!Steve
  • luv3jay
    luv3jay Member Posts: 533 Member
    #3
    Curve balls!
    Life sure can throw curve balls, huh? Dang! I'm sorry to hear about that and at such a young age too.

    -Sheri
  • TLG320
    TLG320 Member Posts: 167
    #4
    So tragic
    Wow! So young! Her family and friends are in my prayers.
  • Janet3
    Janet3 Member Posts: 59
    #5
    Cruel
    I hate to hear things like this about young people who make smart decisions. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. All of you will remain in my prayers and thoughts.
  • just4Brooks
    just4Brooks Member Posts: 980 Member
    #6
    You just never know
    Just goes to show ya. You just never know when it your time. Very sad story :o(
  • patsy1954
    patsy1954 Member Posts: 85
    #7
    So Sad
    Sure puts things in perspective! We never know when we will called to Our Maker. So sad for that poor girls family.

    Pat
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #8
    I'm sorry to hear that
    It does show that you never know. That could have been any one of us.
    We may beat cancer but no one beats death.
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #9
    PhillieG said:

    I'm sorry to hear that
    It does show that you never know. That could have been any one of us.
    We may beat cancer but no one beats death.

    Im sorry John......
    for you and her family.....My prayers go out to you , her , and her family and friends.....and also Toli, we have to remember that he will have a very hard time with this also.......Clift
  • karguy
    karguy Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #10
    Sorry
    I'm sorry for your friend,but you are right,how can a person not be charged for running over someone,and killing them ,sober or not.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #11
    karguy said:

    Sorry
    I'm sorry for your friend,but you are right,how can a person not be charged for running over someone,and killing them ,sober or not.

    Happens all the time,Karguy,
    and in NY, unfortunately, it seems not much happens to those who kill w/o valid driving license,DWI,suspended license etc. Its such a shame. When there is not much negative consequence, there is not much to deter.....Steve
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #12
    cruel irony is right
    Wow- your calling it "life's cruel irony" is right. Here, she did the right thing in not driving home with someone who was drunk & that person made it home alive and she didn't. How awful.
    Goes to show you that none of us know when, where, or how we're going to die- even with cancer.
    Very sad.
  • tiny one
    tiny one Member Posts: 465 Member
    #13
    youth
    It's hard when we lose someone who is older but it's devasting when it's a young person. I was going into town one day to meet the girls for lunch. I was running a little late. There was an accident at around 11:30, it killed a mother and her 4 year old child. The driver had drugs in his system. I drove past that spot at around 11:10. Had I been any later it could've been me in the accident.
  • jillpls
    jillpls Member Posts: 238
    #14
    one can only hope
    I can only say that God must have wanted her back home. What a very sad tragedy for the family. I'm so sorry.
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #15
    Thanks for sharing this with us
    I am sorry for this young woman & her family. It helps put things in perspective. This is a true tragedy.
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #16
    Sad
    That's so very sad. Things like that are why I truly believe you have to live each day as if it's your last. You just never know...

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #17
    karguy said:

    Sorry
    I'm sorry for your friend,but you are right,how can a person not be charged for running over someone,and killing them ,sober or not.

    Accidents happen
    They have to live with it for the rest of their lives. The woman could have just stepped out a little too much while the car went a little to close. Was she walking FACING traffic like you should? That too can make someone more visible. I am NOT trying to put the blame on her at all, it is such a tragedy and I feel very bad for her and her family. Accidents happen, that's why they're called accidents. Any one of us can be driving down a road and have a tire blow out and it can cause us to hit a person. Is that something any one of us would feel we deserve jail time for? It's VERY different than a DUI or DWI. Just a reminder to all, walk facing traffic, ride your bicycle with traffic.
    I'm sorry to hear it happened and if it happened to someone I knew I'd be angry/upset too just as if I accidentally killed someone I'd never get over it.

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