New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies

SmashMouth · 09-01-2012, 12:04 PM

A teenager headed to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, police said.
Daniel Fernandez, of Sayreville, N.J., was among 65 teens aboard the bus Friday night as it crossed the George Washington Bridge from New York City, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police. The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The accident occurred at the Fletcher Avenue overpass of Interstate 95 at about 6:30 p.m.
Alex Franco, a security guard on the bus, told the Daily News that he had warned the teens to leave the hatch alone.
"I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don't understand," he said.
Franco said he went downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot.
"It was very hot. Everybody was dancing. Two, five minutes I was downstairs," he said. "Then I heard two guys screaming, `Oh, my God, oh, my God."'
Designer Transportation, which operates the bus, expressed its "deepest heartfelt sympathy" for the boy's family. It says it plans to conduct an internal investigation.

Read more: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies | Fox News

Crusader · 09-01-2012, 04:02 PM

Sad story but survival of the fittest.

QBREES9 · 09-01-2012, 10:11 PM

Very Sad !

SmashMouth · 09-01-2012, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

Sad story but survival of the fittest.

Dude.... Lmao... Never knew you had it in you!

QBREES9 · 09-03-2012, 12:28 AM

Darwin was right !

Ashley · 09-03-2012, 07:44 PM

yes that is sad. Christ kids are kids. yes I didn't listen to anybody either. But **** i fell bad for them all.

skymike · 09-04-2012, 08:39 AM

but watch somebody sue over it.
the guy said stop.

now there'll be some stupid new rule about buses cant have hatches.

Wilde18 · 09-04-2012, 08:47 AM

Sad story, but how stupid can someone be? Same story happened to a guy here in Germany years ago on his way to a soccer game

Somewhere over the rainbow!

Mardigras9 · 09-05-2012, 04:31 PM

That's aweful for all involved.

09-01-2012, 12:04 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies A teenager headed to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, police said. Daniel Fernandez, of Sayreville, N.J., was among 65 teens aboard the bus Friday night as it crossed the George Washington Bridge from New York City, said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police. The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at a hospital. The accident occurred at the Fletcher Avenue overpass of Interstate 95 at about 6:30 p.m. Alex Franco, a security guard on the bus, told the Daily News that he had warned the teens to leave the hatch alone. "I told them not to open the hatch, like three or four times, but kids, they don't understand," he said. Franco said he went downstairs to tell the driver that it was getting too hot. "It was very hot. Everybody was dancing. Two, five minutes I was downstairs," he said. "Then I heard two guys screaming, `Oh, my God, oh, my God."' Designer Transportation, which operates the bus, expressed its "deepest heartfelt sympathy" for the boy's family. It says it plans to conduct an internal investigation. Read more: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies \| Fox News

09-01-2012, 04:02 PM	#2
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies Sad story but survival of the fittest. SmashMouth likes this.

09-01-2012, 10:11 PM	#3
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies Very Sad !

09-01-2012, 11:13 PM	#4
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies Originally Posted by Crusader Sad story but survival of the fittest. Dude.... Lmao... Never knew you had it in you!

09-03-2012, 12:28 AM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies Darwin was right !

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Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies yes that is sad. Christ kids are kids. yes I didn't listen to anybody either. But **** i fell bad for them all.

09-04-2012, 08:39 AM	#7
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies but watch somebody sue over it. the guy said stop. now there'll be some stupid new rule about buses cant have hatches.

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Wilde18 GERMAN WHO DAT! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 301	Sad story, but how stupid can someone be? Same story happened to a guy here in Germany years ago on his way to a soccer game Somewhere over the rainbow!

09-05-2012, 04:31 PM	#9
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: New Jersey teen sticks head out of party bus, dies That's aweful for all involved.