Bus Crash Victim Identified

By The Associated Press
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The victim of the deadly crash between a church bus and a pickup truck in Dothan has been identified as an 11-year-old boy from Georgia. Bus Crash Victim Identified
Published: Mon, June 30, 2008 - 7:59 pm
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - The victim in the fatal collision of a
church bus from Kentucky and a pickup truck in Dothan has been
identified as an 11-year-old boy from Georgia.
Dothan police said Monday that Rippin Upton of Columbus died
from the injuries he suffered when the truck he was riding in
collided with the church bus Sunday afternoon.
A total of 23 people, including the truck's driver and a
9-year-old passenger, were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
Five remained hospitalized Monday.
The group from Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington,
Ky., was traveling to the beach at Panama City, Fla., for a church
camp when the crash occured.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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So wife, you’re agreeing with me. It doesn’t matter what I say, these parents are grief-stricken no matter what.

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KxVx, several of my friends have lost children and I tried to comfort them. It was very uncomfortable for me because I didn’t know what to say or do. Most of the time I would just let them know I was there if they needed me. After losing a child myself, I realized that there is no comfort, immediately. It takes a long time and a lot of tears before you can begin to heal. My son was a good friend as well as a very good and honest young man. I would cry in the grocery store just looking at some his favorite foods. Mail delivered here in his name would just stab me in the heart as a reminder that he was no longer here. Just simple things even bring tears after thirteen years. The hurt and feeling the loss will be with me until the day I die. If I had an enemy, I would not wish the death of a child on them. Part of my heart was buried with him and it can never be replaced. God carried me through the hardest times and some days He still has to carry me. I will NEVER “get over the loss”.

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Stubborn and Fact twisting....You must have me confused with someone else. I dont twist facts...only point them out to the blind..As for stubborn....well thats debatable I suppose...But I think your rear end is still sore from getting spanked on the other topic..lol

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KxVx , how do you know? people come to this site from all over. you think MeAmerica is local. does not matter plenty of local people victims of violent crimes, as was pointed out to you by bamagurlie people who have lost children read your post and are offended.

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I’m sure the families of these people have better things to do than look up every single newssite that may or may not have done a story on their child. You act like these people were members of our community, which they certainly are not.

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KxVx , well i guess her family would really appreciate that comment. do not offer sympathy, just point out her mistake.  its not stubborn its called compassion. knowing what not to say about a death of a child is common sense.

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Oh and THE GOOD out of that coed was to TEACH PRETTY GIRLS NOT TO HANG OUT WITH THE DOOR WIDE OPEN.

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This was truely a tragic ACCIDENT, and it’s not the victim’s fault at all. I never blamed the victim here, and I said it was a shame that he had passed. Next to MeAmerican and TideFan, you are the most stubborn, fact twisting person on this site.

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KxVx , thank you for that post, it just shows what i was talking about.

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She didn’t leave the door unlocked, she left it WIDE OPEN...Why can’t you ever remember that detail? You leave your front door wide open, and you’re inviting in robbers. It’s like when hitch-hikers get murdered...that’s what happens when you get in a stranger’s car.

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