HoosierCat Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 http://m.kcbd.com/#!/newsDetail/24001966Wow. That's terrible. Quote
volcom69 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 I just read this, this is just awful. I hate reading things like this he was just still too young. Prayers to his family Quote
HoosierCat Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Posted November 18, 2013 Damn damn damn. Like volcom says way too young. Reedy:Multiple stations in Oakland are reporting that former Bengals linebacker Thomas Howard was killed in automobile accident on Monday morning. He was 30 years old.Reports said a speeding BMW rear-ended a big rig and then careened out of control, hurling over a center divider and slamming head-on into another car on Highway 880 in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol.The California Highway said the initial investigation has revealed the BMW was traveling more than 100 mph. The force of the impact disintegrated both vehicles, killing both drivers.Howard was with the Bengals for two seasons, starting 16 games. He led the team in tackles in 2011 (120) with a sack, four passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He suffered a knee injury in a practice on Sept. 13 last year as Vontaze Burfict took over the starting spot. Howard was a free agent during the offseason but was still rehabbing from the knee injury. The Bengals brought him in for a workout before the Week 1 game against Chicago.Howard ended up signing with the Falcons on Oct. 22 but appeared in only two games before being released last Tuesday. He began his career with Oakland in 2006 after being drafted in the second round and spent five seasons there. Quote
kingwilly Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 That a bummer. Wow, and Frank Chamberlain passed, and a couple of Bengal oldies.... Tough day. Quote
volcom69 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Great player for this team, I was super excited when they signed him. Just crazy to think last week we wanted him to come back and now this......... just goes to show you never know what's going to happen in life. Quote
HoosierCat Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Posted November 18, 2013 Local news video. Howard's BMW is obliterated, looks like it's been run through a shredder.../>http://news.kron4.com/news/southbound-880-closed-after-double-fatal-collision/ Quote
volcom69 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Also prayers go out to the other driver, just a sad way to go. 1 Quote
volcom69 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Local news video. Howard's BMW is obliterated, looks like it's been run through a shredder.../>http://news.kron4.com/news/southbound-880-closed-after-double-fatal-collision/Wow that was just bad Quote
kingwilly Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Man, what a scene. Car was just disintegrated.Well, RIP 53, too young to go. Quote
BengalByTheBay Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 I'll say it - stupid waste of life. No excuse possible for going 100 mph on a freeway. I don't feel bad for him because he was, literally, stupid to death. I do feel bad for the other drivers that were killed and injured in this completely unnecessary event. Tragic. Quote
COB Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Man, one of my favorite Bengals. Part of the turnaround. Bye week so I hope some of his teammates and maybe a coach or two can go to his calling hours or funeral to say goodbye. What a tragedy. Quote
ArmyBengal Posted November 18, 2013 Report Posted November 18, 2013 Wow, what a shame.Prayers for him and his family. Quote
HoosierCat Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Posted November 19, 2013 Reax from the locker room./>http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Thomas-Howards-death-stuns-Bengals-/d26fc588-8948-4cd8-bab6-cf5e10d57982 Quote
Dimster28 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 I'll say it - stupid waste of life. No excuse possible for going 100 mph on a freeway. I don't feel bad for him because he was, literally, stupid to death. I do feel bad for the other drivers that were killed and injured in this completely unnecessary event. Tragic.exactly how i feel, i have no pity for him, he was a moron. if you do moron thing and you die because of it, you deserve it. Quote
HoosierCat Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Posted November 19, 2013 I'll say it - stupid waste of life. No excuse possible for going 100 mph on a freeway. I don't feel bad for him because he was, literally, stupid to death. I do feel bad for the other drivers that were killed and injured in this completely unnecessary event. Tragic.exactly how i feel, i have no pity for him, he was a moron. if you do moron thing and you die because of it, you deserve it.You two might want to wait for more details before mounting your high horses. As far as I can tell, all the reports of him going 100 mph were based on people at the scene, not some radar gun. And this is apparently a bad stretch of road with a lot of truck traffic. Maybe he was flying along in a drunken stupor, maybe he was doing 70 or 75 and got clipped by a semi, I don't know. Quote
volcom69 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 Yea I agree lets wait and here what really happened. The fact is 2 little girls lost there father today, a mother lost her son, and another family lost a member as well. Quote
Scottishbengal Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 Wow, what a shame.Prayers for him and his family.Ditto Quote
ArmyBengal Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 People make poor choices in life, but to disregard their life as a whole due to those choices is a little off.Hard to say someone "deserves" to die.And I catch grief for telling someone to f*ck off ?? Quote
Sea Ray Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 I'll say it - stupid waste of life. No excuse possible for going 100 mph on a freeway. I don't feel bad for him because he was, literally, stupid to death. I do feel bad for the other drivers that were killed and injured in this completely unnecessary event. Tragic.There'll be excuses. Just wait until the post concussion syndrome crowd weighs in on this Quote
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