News Stories: June 1 - July 14
Crash leads to stern review of local hazing
June 1st, 2007
What has become a recent shocking, and highly dangerous, local trend has finally met with bloodied results. Last evening, shortly before nine o’clock, a young man, as yet unidentified, ran across three lanes of traffic at one of the many dark stretches along Interstate 4. When crossing the final lane of traffic, the man was struck by an off-duty lynx bus, and propelled across the median into traffic coming from the opposite direction. Drivers confirm seeing the man, described as a Caucasian in his late twenties, injured, but they were amazed when after a few moments the runner dragged himself up and, limping heavily, departed under his own power. The man, as yet unidentified beyond the police sketch below, is being sought for medical treatment and reckless endangerment. No others were injured.
Perhaps more amazing than this event is the fact that this has become a common occurrence. Over the last weeks, well over a dozen reports from various drivers have told of how they have seen individuals darting across multiple lanes of traffic, both on I4 and other roads as well. Police remarked that this practice has become some deranged form of a hazing ritual.
The practice of hazing is no stranger to Orlando, having sported a number of local schools and universities for decades, but the recent turn of how students are hazed has become downright deadly, and citizens of all stripes cry out to school administrators to stamp out this deadly practice.
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Vehicle Flips, 2 in Critical Condition
June 2nd, 2007
A family of three, identified as the Trevors family of Winter Park, were traveling along Colonial Drive last evening, when a their vehicle left the road. It is believed that the driver, Andrew Trevors, of the vehicle lost control of the jeep Cherokee in the darkened areas of the road near Bithlo, though the details of who was driving is as yet unclear. When the vehicle left the road, the vehicle seems to have rolled to a stop in the grass near the road, hurling the mother, Loren, and son from the vehicle. Though this is deadly enough in and of itself, it seems that the rolling car then went on to collide with young Michael Trevors after he had exited the car. Both Michael and his mother are in critical condition in Orlando regional hospital.
First Reports from Lake Mary High Massacre
June 3rd, 2007
With weeks gone by and so little firm word forthcoming from the authorities, City officials finally released official statements into the killings that occurred at Lake Mary High School last month. Though the city and state officials have joined parents in requesting that the names of those slain not be published, information has been made available to those friends and relations of the victims of this horrendous event, and a phone center has been established for those who wish for counseling over these terrifying days.
“At this time,” quoted an investigator with the Lake Mary police department, “We do not believe that this was a single, planned event. Though the shooters caused much chaos and mayhem, our investigations have found that they were responsible for only a few of the deaths. The bulk of the carnage of this day was inflicted by other students who, having taken the opportunity of this vile day, turned on other students whom they had previous violent encounters with.” The official refused to comment specific examples of this, out of respect for the dead, but stated that many of those whom had died were previously known to be involved in violent gang-related activity, and stated that families of such dead had been informed. (Further comments from that official can be found on B2)
But the most relished news of the day was that police believed that they had found those responsible for the entire event.
The bodies of four students were found in a wooded area near Lake Mary high school some weeks ago, three of whom had been assumed victims of the violence itself. The bodies were discovered after a fire had gone out of control in the wooded area and fire rescue personnel had cleared the area. These students, their names withheld at this time, had had violent crime related backgrounds, a their burned remains had been found alongside the remnants of multiple firearms, as well as stolen goods that have been identified as possessions taken from the Lake Mary victims. Police have stated that there is overwhelming evidence linking these students to the shootings, and believe that it was only after the fact of the crime that the group had… (Continued on A2, SHOOTERS)
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Man arrested at Courthouse for… Teeth?
June 11th, 2007
Louis Kinsley arrived at the Orange County courthouse yesterday with an admitted nefarious intention: He was absolutely bent on getting out of jury duty. And though he definitely managed to avoid sitting on a jury, he may not manage to avoid a courtroom.
While entering the courthouse yesterday morning, and undergoing the standard security measure, Louis set off metal detector alarms. It was not his clothing, or his keys, or his belt or shoes that set it off. It was his teeth.
Louis Kinsley, over the last six months, has had a dental procedure performed that has replaced his entire set of teeth with a set of medical grade steel implants, many of which with near razor-blade sharpness. These false teeth are bolted directly to the jaw line, and are not removed like dentures. The result is that the young man, 28, has a distressingly bright and shiny smile at times.
These details were lost on the courthouse security officers however, who merely determined that a man with what amounted to a concealed weapon was attempting to enter. Despite his explanations, Louis was arrested for attempting to enter a government building with a concealed weapon, and was released on bail this morning, though prosecutors are uncertain of whether or not to proceed against Kinsley on this unprecedented misunderstanding.
Construction Halted After Machinery Falls, Injuring 6
July 14th, 2007
Last night, several blocks had to be cleared of all traffic when a number of Air Conditioning units crashed from the 20th story of a construction area near Orange and Washington to the streets below. The Apex construction company asserts that no workers were on scene at the late hour of nine p.m. last night, and suggested that faulty equipment might have been responsible for the malfunction that caused 5 of the half-ton units to fall from the high-rise within the heart of downtown. Fortunately, none were injured when debris fell, though the area had to be kept clear until the safety of the worksite could be determined.
Responding quickly to this, emergency services arrived on scene and responded to the threat. It was shortly determined that the construction site itself was secure. Police, meanwhile, restrained all foot traffic in the area until engineers arrived on scene to assess the damage to the structural supports of the building. Within an hour, after multiple tests, specialists determined that the incident was localized.
Vehicle Crashes into construction area downtown
July 14th, 2007
Six square blocks had to be evacuated of all foot traffic when a tow-truck crashed into a construction area last night. The Fifty-Five West building, a high-rise under construction within the heart of downtown, boasts two cranes and a large amount of other equipment. When a vehicle crashed into the area, it collided with a main pillar that functioned as a support for one of the many hundred foot-tall cranes, causing a great amount of alarm over its integrity.
Responding quickly to this, emergency services arrived on scene and responded to the threat of possible collapse. The tower crane itself, had it collapsed, could easily have crossed all lanes of the adjacent I4, or potentially damaged anything within a few city blocks. Police restrained all foot traffic in the area until engineers arrived on scene to assess the damage to the structural supports of the building, though the bravery of these officers was happily not put to the test. Within two hours, after multiple tests, engineers agreed that the damage to the actual structure was superficial, and posed no danger to the integrity of the tower. Further, it was feared that the truck had damaged a industrial propane tank, but testers indicated that the tank itself was not leaking.
Investigators on scene stated that the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and seem to support his contention of vehicular malfunction.
- news stories courtesy ADST - News, William K., US2005116908