red devil
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News Article: Johnny Gaudreau passed away
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sampollock
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Man
Feel for his kids and wife...
So sad
Feel for his kids and wife...
So sad
Fatbiggie
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Loss for words. Can’t really fanthom what the family are going through. RIP Johnny & Matthew
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PavelBrendl
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Man, heartbreaking to see photos of Johnny with his wife and kids on the main boards.
Driving drunk is among the dumbest and most dangerous things a person can do, and now these 2 families will pay for this man’s actions forever.
Driving drunk is among the dumbest and most dangerous things a person can do, and now these 2 families will pay for this man’s actions forever.
ThaDevilGirl
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Absolutely awful, I couldn't fall asleep last night, just kept checking twitter and hf to see if it had been officially debunked. I feared for the worst when I woke up this morning and saw no one had debunked it yet. RIP Johnny Hockey
So if I understand correctly there's two cars in a one lane rural road. Car 1 is the one slowing down traffic and there's another car behind him.
The Jeep arrives behind both cars and pass the first driver by the left. He's now between car 1 and car 2. Until now everything is good.
Car 1 decides to go in the middle of the lane to give some space to the Gaudreau's and the Jeep driver decides to pass him from the right?
What is this guys malfuction? Why would he try to pass by the right? I understand being impatient in a one way rural street but to the point of passing recklessly by the right? Did he even have space to fit in like that in the first place?
The Jeep arrives behind both cars and pass the first driver by the left. He's now between car 1 and car 2. Until now everything is good.
Car 1 decides to go in the middle of the lane to give some space to the Gaudreau's and the Jeep driver decides to pass him from the right?
What is this guys malfuction? Why would he try to pass by the right? I understand being impatient in a one way rural street but to the point of passing recklessly by the right? Did he even have space to fit in like that in the first place?
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From what I understand, he overtook the car in front of him on the right while the car ahead was giving space to the bikes.
That kind of stupid ass negligence is what manslaughter charges are for, alcohol or not.
Beaker
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I’m guessing if they were driving at a speed to overtake traffic they made a split decision on which way to swerve - left or right - to avoid the vehicle that had come out into the center. They swerved right.
26Mats
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Just horrible.
A reminder to be kind to one another during the short time we have in this life.
A reminder to be kind to one another during the short time we have in this life.
MarkovsKnee
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According to a reddit comment,
The driver was trying to pass 2 vehicles. He passed the first one on the left, but passed the 2nd one on the right because the 2nd car had moved to the center to give room to the two cyclists on his right.
I'm gutted at the sheer stupidity of this driver. My God.
The driver was trying to pass 2 vehicles. He passed the first one on the left, but passed the 2nd one on the right because the 2nd car had moved to the center to give room to the two cyclists on his right.
I'm gutted at the sheer stupidity of this driver. My God.
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MarkovsKnee
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The stupidity of this driver knows no bounds. The alcohol would have stopped him from considering why the driver ahead of him had moved over.
Alcohol takes away critical thinking skills. Add in night time, probably speeding, his vision being blocked by the other vehicle so he can't see the cyclists...
Hopefully he gets a lot of charges thrown at him.
This isn't an accident but a wildly irresponsible person acting dangerously and without regard to the safety of other people.
GrandBison
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Social medias are full of videos where a "good driver" try to scare cyclists and I'm always stunt by the number of people finding it funny and justified. In a decent world, this tragedy would make people think about their own behavior behind the wheel, but we all know it won't change anything.
SOLR
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I have wished many times we'd move on from building hyper dense cities, built for cars.
red devil
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Leto
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I am feeling sick to my stomach for Johnny and Matthew's family & friends. I had a close call last year with a car hitting me while I was cycling. This is the worst feeling.
BehindTheTimes
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The driver was arrested and charged. I’m not sure where you’re getting your information? Maybe I’m reading the wrong information. Seems to be conflicting reports.
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Poor Gaudreau family, just awful. No words.
Saundies
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In town for your sister's wedding and to have this happen... The pain the family must feel right now is unimaginable. What an unspeakable tragedy.
My thoughts go out to their loved ones. The hockey world as a whole is less today than it was yesterday.
My thoughts go out to their loved ones. The hockey world as a whole is less today than it was yesterday.
MarkovsKnee
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Me too, man. Me too. US and Canada are in a league of their own when it comes to cities built for cars.
No More Subban
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I am in shock. This is just awful. Can't imagine to lose a loved one but two on the same day? Jesus Christ.
Monahan just signed with Columbus too to play with Gaudreau.
Monahan just signed with Columbus too to play with Gaudreau.
Jack Skellington
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I drive the 401 -> DVP every day and half the time I get home I need to sit there for a few minutes to decompress. People are f***in nuts these days, putting people's lives and their children's lives in danger to save themselves a minute or 2. I'm leaving the area this year and that is honestly one of the major factors.
PavelBrendl
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I lived in an Asian megacity for some time a few years back and haven’t been able to handle the reverse culture shock of coming back to the land of inconvenience and wasted space.
