Another Friendly Reminder

Hey,
It’s super tacky to be and adult and have a party for a bunch of teenagers and provide them alcohol. But if you’re gonna be a complete moron and do it anyway, at least don’t let them drive home!!

Kisses!

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Quite ironic, do you concur? (See below)

The following 2 stories are from the Wise County Messenger.


SCHOLARSHIP CREATED - A scholarship has been set up at Paradise High School to be given to a graduating senior in 2008 in memory of Ryan Lowe, a Paradise High School student who was killed in an accident Aug. 4. Anyone who wishes to donate can call Laura Hodges at (940) 210-9470.

Lawsuit filed in fatal wreck

By Brian Knox
A lawsuit has been filed in Wise County's 271st District Court involving family members of teenagers involved in a fatal crash last month near Cottondale.

Kim Tidwell, the mother of crash victim Paige Owens of North Richland Hills, is listed as a plaintiff in the case filed Tuesday. The lawsuit has been filed against the store that allegedly sold beer to one of the teenagers just before they went to a party near Springtown.

Wise County resident Marshall Shane Lowe has also been named as a defendant. Lowe's son, Ryan, was the driver of the truck involved in the wreck. He was killed in the wreck.

The accident happened during the early morning hours of Aug. 4 at the intersection of County Road 3673 and Farm Road 2123 near Cottondale. In addition to Ryan, 17, also killed were Morgan Moss, 14, of Boyd and Michael Fresch, 16, of North Richland Hills. Owens broke her neck in the wreck. Also injured was Pricilla Hatcher, 15, of Keller.

In interviews with media after the wreck, Owens and Hatcher said some of the teens, including Ryan Lowe, had been drinking at a party earlier in the evening of the wreck.The lawsuit, filed by Dallas attorney Clay Miller with Miller, Curtis and Weisbrod, LLP, alleges that Glenview Quick Mart, a convenience store in North Richland Hills, is the store where either Lowe or Fresch purchased the beer they were drinking the night of the accident. It lists eight negligent acts including selling alcohol to minors, failure to properly train employees in selling alcohol and failure to supervise employees.

Marshall Lowe is also listed as a defendant because the lawsuit states that he "negligently entrusted his vehicle to Ryan Lowe" and "failed to train Ryan Lowe." It also says Marshall Lowe "failed to act as a reasonable and prudent parent" because he "failed to supervise his teenage son" and "failed to monitor and enforce reasonable, parental rules relating to his teenage son."

The lawsuit states that Owens "suffered a broken neck and is permanently paralyzed as a result of the collision."

Department of Public Safety Officers investigating the wreck are still awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine if alcohol was a factor.