November 21, 2008
- Yakima, Washington 29
Drugs, Alcohol & Trunk Surfing A Deadly Combination
By Sade Malloy
Near Rim Rock -- "It was a rather unusual collision that occurred yesterday."
An unusual collision because it looks like illegal activity by two-drivers and a passenger. Selah High School student Jacob Helde and his Dad David Helde were driving around the Tieton Airstrip. We used Action News cars to show you how they were driving. One car was following another with the son in the lead and on that car was a 14-year old boy Justin Poirier. Sade Malloy Action News says, "The victim was standing on the trunk, he was car surfing and when the car accelerated into a U-turn he fell off and was killed." The Selah Junior High student was declared dead at the scene. State troopers told me they think Jacob might have been on drugs and his dad might have been drinking. They were booked on vehicular homicide. Sgt. Tom Foster, WSP says, "If we have reason to believe either drugs or alcohol are used or that the causing driver exercised disregard." But you might ask what about the victim? He was messing around on the outside of the car at the time. Shouldn't that be considered? Sgt. Tom Foster, WSP says, "There is no doubt about it, the victim here the person that was killed had quite a bit of contribution to the accident himself." |
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