Fiery Car Wreck After A Police Chase
07-03-2007 | 05:50 PM
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Seems I was wrong about the Police chase part:
Parkway crash victim was prone to seizuresPublished: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 by Press of Atlantic City,
NJAuthorities are looking into a Lower Township man's history of seizures in connection with a fatal crash at the Great Egg toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway last week.SOMERS POINT —Authorities are investigating whether a Lower Township man's history of seizures caused his fatal, high-speed, fiery crash into a Garden State Parkway toll booth last week.
Bernard King, 52, had a history of seizures and apparently had a seizure only a few hours before the 8:30 a.m. accident, according to State Police and King's mother, Edna King.Edna King said her son was taken from the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort, where he worked as a dealer, to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, at about 5:30 a.m.
State Police Capt. Al Della Fave also said King was taken to the hospital after suffering a seizure that some witnesses believed to be a stroke."It wasn't," he said. "It was a seizure. He was inclined to have seizures."When asked about King, a hospital spokeswoman said there was "no information about that name."The cause of King's seizures was not available.Edna King spoke only briefly Monday about last week's events and her son, saying, "Right now, I'm getting ready to bury him.""It was so fast," she said.Edna King said she's also trying to find out just what happened Thursday."There's a lot of things up in the air," she said.
An autopsy performed Thursday on King by the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office listed the cause of death as traumatic injuries and thermal burns.Atlantic County Medical Examiner Dr. Hydow Park was not available to comment Monday about whether the autopsy revealed anything related to King's seizure.
According to the Casino Control Commission, King held a casino dealer's license since 1986.King was heading south on the parkway when he crashed into a concrete barrier and toll booth at the toll plaza. State Police estimated King was traveling about 65 mph.King's car immediately burst into flames. State Police working a nearby truck-exhaust checkpoint rushed to the scene, only to have their rescue attempt foiled by flames from the burning car.
Fire and rescue units quickly arrived at the scene, along with other State Police units.The crash closed at least three toll lanes, and parkway operators waived tolls for about an hour at the remaining toll lanes to keep traffic moving quickly through the scene.The Great Egg toll plaza is one of three toll plazas on the southern end of the parkway that has been converted into one-way toll plazas in an attempt to improve traffic flow
Parkway crash victim was prone to seizuresPublished: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 by Press of Atlantic City,
NJAuthorities are looking into a Lower Township man's history of seizures in connection with a fatal crash at the Great Egg toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway last week.SOMERS POINT —Authorities are investigating whether a Lower Township man's history of seizures caused his fatal, high-speed, fiery crash into a Garden State Parkway toll booth last week.
Bernard King, 52, had a history of seizures and apparently had a seizure only a few hours before the 8:30 a.m. accident, according to State Police and King's mother, Edna King.Edna King said her son was taken from the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort, where he worked as a dealer, to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, at about 5:30 a.m.
State Police Capt. Al Della Fave also said King was taken to the hospital after suffering a seizure that some witnesses believed to be a stroke."It wasn't," he said. "It was a seizure. He was inclined to have seizures."When asked about King, a hospital spokeswoman said there was "no information about that name."The cause of King's seizures was not available.Edna King spoke only briefly Monday about last week's events and her son, saying, "Right now, I'm getting ready to bury him.""It was so fast," she said.Edna King said she's also trying to find out just what happened Thursday."There's a lot of things up in the air," she said.
An autopsy performed Thursday on King by the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office listed the cause of death as traumatic injuries and thermal burns.Atlantic County Medical Examiner Dr. Hydow Park was not available to comment Monday about whether the autopsy revealed anything related to King's seizure.
According to the Casino Control Commission, King held a casino dealer's license since 1986.King was heading south on the parkway when he crashed into a concrete barrier and toll booth at the toll plaza. State Police estimated King was traveling about 65 mph.King's car immediately burst into flames. State Police working a nearby truck-exhaust checkpoint rushed to the scene, only to have their rescue attempt foiled by flames from the burning car.
Fire and rescue units quickly arrived at the scene, along with other State Police units.The crash closed at least three toll lanes, and parkway operators waived tolls for about an hour at the remaining toll lanes to keep traffic moving quickly through the scene.The Great Egg toll plaza is one of three toll plazas on the southern end of the parkway that has been converted into one-way toll plazas in an attempt to improve traffic flow
07-04-2007 | 03:33 AM
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Why would someone drive that has seizures. That is the last thing I would want to do. One of my college professors had a kid that was epileptic and wasn't allowed to drive because of it. At least thats how it is in Ohio.
07-04-2007 | 06:56 AM
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i dn about other states, but in NH if u go for a year without a seizure u can get ur licence...
any other seizures during driving or w/e is ur responsibility.
ive been in the car with my epileptic friend when he had a seizure, i just steered the car over to the side of the road from the passenger seat... then i drove his car to his house (being 15) snd smoked a bowl with him to calm him down lmao. dont say that smoking could hurt him or anything either, alot of the time he will smoke when he has seizures, and it tends to help rolleyes.gif
any other seizures during driving or w/e is ur responsibility.
ive been in the car with my epileptic friend when he had a seizure, i just steered the car over to the side of the road from the passenger seat... then i drove his car to his house (being 15) snd smoked a bowl with him to calm him down lmao. dont say that smoking could hurt him or anything either, alot of the time he will smoke when he has seizures, and it tends to help rolleyes.gif