Wear your seatbelt, don't drive tired.

[MailGuy!]

Hi everyone,One year ago today, my best friend, Jason Rothe, died in a single vehicle accident. He was 28 years old and my best friend since we were 6. We grew up in a small town and were the only guys our age within at least 5 miles. We hung out and did everything together. I Loved him more than I would my own brother. He was a very cool guy.Jason bought a really cool ride back in the fall of 01. Black on black Mitsu Eclipe Gt Spyder. Nice car. I drove it in the fall of 02. I found out at the funeral I was the only one he ever let drive it. He wasn't the kind of guy that was free with his emotions so I hold this fact very close to my heart. March 16th, 2003 at about 1:00am his car left the road at the end of a long straightaway that slightly curved. He had just dropped off his friend Joanne a few minutes prior. No alchohol was involved. I saw no skid marks.(I arrived by plane the day after I found out-2 days after the accident) The car just went straight at the curve. The front driver side struck a tree and threw the car top first into a telephone pole. He was thrown from the car. The windshield was imbedded about 6ft up in the tree...to give you some Idea as to how severe it was. All those smashed AC/DC cd's lying at the base of the tree... they were in the sun visor in front of him. Jay always wore his seatbelt. For some reason on this night he didn't. No one knows exactly what happened. But I think he was overtired and fell asleep. Years ago he told me it happened a few times while driving. So,If you gain nothing else from this please,Always wear your seatbelt,and just sleep at a friends house if you're tired.Thanks for your time,and the next time you say, "I'll call my friend next weekend."Do it now. They won't be around forever.I'll be seein' ya Rothe.I Love ya Man.

[drunkenmaxx]

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[AKLGT]

i'm sorry to hear of your loss. never easy to lose a friend or any loved one. i'm sure that i will take your friend's story and life to heart, making sure i remember to click it and not drive when i'm too tired. like most people, i am guilty of doing both at some point of time.back in December 95, 2 days after Christmas, I also lost a very good friend to a car accident. she also was not wearing her seatbelt. she got ran off the road by a drunk driver, flipped the car and was killed. she was only 15 yrs old at the time. so thank you for sharing your story, so we may learn from it and celebrate your friend's life!

[MailGuy!]

I thank you for your kind words,I feel your pain and I apologize for what happened to your good friend. That should not happen to someone so young.Here's to hoping they're waiting for us with open arms and a big smile on the other side.Thank you.

[Mavrik]

Thats sad, my best wishes go out to you. I have never lost friends to car wrecks but I have in senseless shootings... I have nodded off behind the wheel every now and then... the most scariest thing to ever do behind the wheel I believe... I try hard not to and prevent myself from ever ending up in a situation where I might.

[Merzbow]

Fortunately I haven't lost anyone close to me yet. I will remember your story. It's one thing to hear about it on tv but it's another thing when it happens to someone you know... Don't let it bother you though, as I allways say...he's got a head start on you in the next life and he's waitin for you there man.

[MailGuy!]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Fortunately I haven't lost anyone close to me yet. I said those exact words to another friend of mine two weeks before this happened. "Don't let it bother you though, as I allways say...he's got a head start on you in the next life and he's waitin for you there man."I hope. It's all I've got.

[GT_03]

I feel for you more than you know, last month my best friend died. He was only 21. Never was sick a day in his life, and found died while in his sleep from a brain hemorage. Never knew what hit him.

[joatmon]

Never pass up an opportunity to tell those close to you that you love them. You never know what is going to happen.

[MailGuy!]

Quote, originally posted by GT_03 »I feel for you more than you know, last month my best friend died. He was only 21. Never was sick a day in his life, and found died while in his sleep from a brain hemorage. Never knew what hit him.I'm so sorry.It's very hard. It will get a little easier to cope with through time. I know it doesn't feel that way now. No matter what anyone says it doesn't make it easier. My only advice. Talk about him a lot to the people you love and those who loved him. Don't keep it inside.