Yeah, someone who normally drives 20 miles under the highway speed limit decided to drive at highway speeds in a parking lot. Brilliant insight.
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Apple Store in Greater Boston Area Struck by Vehicle, Several Casualties Reported
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Yeah, someone who normally drives 20 miles under the highway speed limit decided to drive at highway speeds in a parking lot. Brilliant insight.
Could’ve hit the gas instead of the brake by accident.Yeah, someone who normally drives 20 miles under the highway speed limit decided to drive at highway speeds in a parking lot. Brilliant insight.
Tragic and awful through and through. Could've been any one of us that reads this site. Sad for everyone involved or anywhere near this.
Not really - you just hear about it a lot more with the 24/7 news cycle and social media.I hope this wasn't deliberate. Seems there's a lot more crazy out there lately.
While I vehemently disagree with jokes and rude comments in this thread, I also don't think censorship of them should take place. Just downvote, ignore, and if the tools enable it, block.
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Back off, Gasu. I have seen it in the news here--sudden acceleration into a building by an oldster behind the wheel. It happens more than you'd expect. Over the summer, an oldster here drove her SUV *into* a mall. And by "into" I mean she drove it through a mall entrance and down the mall walkway lol. Impressive.Yeah, someone who normally drives 20 miles under the highway speed limit decided to drive at highway speeds in a parking lot. Brilliant insight.
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There are some reports in the last hour that this was deliberate and the driver is in police custody. I'm not sure of their veracity, but I'm sure more definitive and official statements will be be made soon on the matter.
My God there are some insensitive jerks on here. Ashamed at the constant jokes when people are hurt and killed.
I signed up for macrumors on 2005, mostly as a lurker.
But today I gotta say something: someone died, several got hurt and yet some people are making jokes about it.
Goes on to show how ****** people are.
Anyway, back to being a lurker for the next 2 decades.
But today I gotta say something: someone died, several got hurt and yet some people are making jokes about it.
Goes on to show how ****** people are.
Anyway, back to being a lurker for the next 2 decades.
It is what local news is saying:
Driver charged in deadly crash at Apple Store in Hingham held on $100K bail
The driver of an SUV that barreled through the front of an Apple Store in Hingham on Monday, killing one person and injuring 19 others, has been arrested in connection with the chaotic crash.
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Apple Derby Street in the Boston suburb of Hingham, Massachusetts was struck by a vehicle on Monday morning, according to local ABC affiliate WCVB. The report claimed that multiple people were injured and said first responders and ambulances were on scene.
Shortly before 11 a.m. local time, a black SUV crashed through the store's glass facade at a high rate of speed and ended up at the back wall of the store, witnesses said. As of Monday afternoon, WCVB reported that one person has died and at least 19 people were taken by ambulance to area hospitals, with four of the victims in critical condition.
In a media briefing, police and fire department officials said there is an active criminal investigation, but declined to provide further details.
Article Link: Apple Store in Greater Boston Area Struck by Vehicle, Several Casualties Reported
I can't confirm this but it's starting to be shared on various sites as credibleIt is what local news is saying:
Driver charged in deadly crash at Apple Store in Hingham held on $100K bail
The driver of an SUV that barreled through the front of an Apple Store in Hingham on Monday, killing one person and injuring 19 others, has been arrested in connection with the chaotic crash.www.boston25news.com
I see no articles claiming that tweeted comments
Most of the traffic deaths around here are caused by twenty-somethings who think they own the road and that driving drunk/high is a right.
Yeah, someone who normally drives 20 miles under the highway speed limit decided to drive at highway speeds in a parking lot. Brilliant insight.
Yeah someone who has no idea what they’re commenting on…commenting. Brilliant post.
Mechanical products do fail.
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It is, of course, still possible that there was a medical emergency, but police won't typically say that they've opened a criminal investigation shortly thereafter if that's their belief. That would suggest that they believe this was either done intentionally by the driver or the result of criminal negligence on the driver's part.
Pet cop-speak peeve: speed is a rate. Just say "high speed."
Nothing like a an article about tragedy and death to get all the resident trolls flapping.
Stay classy, MR.
Stay classy, MR.
Unfortunately.
Hopefully, we'll be able to sort out exactly what happened with the next few days.Valid point. While I read “not hospitalized” as to mean “likely not an accident,” it could just mean “not an accident caused by an issue with the driver.” Mechanical error is quite a reasonable cause until we know more.Yeah someone who has no idea what they’re commenting on…commenting. Brilliant post.
Mechanical products do fail.
What Caused the Toyota Acceleration Problem?
The deadly Toyota acceleration problem was reportedly caused by defective floor mats that slid onto the accelerator pedal.
I’m invested because I have at least one friend (not a close friend) that works there. He’s fine, has no information. I used to work at the Apple Store where most of the staff at this store relocated back when it was being remodeled in 2015-16.
The post may have gotten DUI confused with deliberate, both being criminal, although the distinction is not trivial of course. But it's the news.