I hate that intersection! When the overpass was put in they did not extend it far enough. Having a light at the bottom of a hill coming off a curve, with merging traffic and two side roads?????!!!! It's like something out of Mad magazine. While running the light is wrong, allowing a car to make a u-turn there is nuts, at night once the car is midway through the u-turn there are no headlights to warn oncoming traffic that you are there, but planners did not think of that, did they. Are we all in such a hurry that we have to run red lights? I know there are times when we are in emergency mode and are rushing but this is a good example what happens when you try to run a light. A person making a simple u-turn on a common road is killed because someone ran a light. This could have been anyone of us running the light or making the u-turn regardless neither life is the same this morning. My heart goes out to both families.

oooops....that's before you go up the hill.

Life is one day at a time,Think about your choices

Good words Cleveland good words!

This is a so terrible. Chris was just 6 days from his 29th birthday and he will be missed by all.

A GOOD HEARTED PERSON WAS TAKEN FROM US,BY STUPIDITY.A FEEL LIKE A PART OF ME WAS ALSO TAKEN THAT NIGHT

My friend has been taken by some dumb wetback who had to run a light. I wish the same fait to him as Chris has suffered. This took away such a good kid omg Chris I will miss ya bro.

Hope Rodriguez enjoys prision don't drop the soap its still not enough punishment for what u did u piece of garbage

Bellavia - Rodriguez isn't a "wetback". Be angry, by all means. Saying that is warranted is beyond an understatement. Pmease don't be ignorant, too, by perpetuating racial stereotypes.

I've heard Chris was a great person. Sorry for your loss.

Mr. Bellavia,
I understand you lost a friend, but these two posts are how you are going to represent your friend who past? I feel said for our society when you have to use a term like the one you did in order to feel better about yourself. It shows low class and intelligence that you have to stoop to that in order to feel better about yourself. You aren't the only one who suddenly lost a friend this weekend.

The freedom of speech. I will not get into a pissing contest with you people but calling someone low class without even meeting them, ur a hippocrate for even stating that. Fuck you I will morn my friend however I want. Its people like you that stand up for the wrong people. I can call him what I want cause its my choice not yours, awww did I offend you well he offended me by breaking the law running a light and killing my friend, now shut up...

Mr. Bellavia,
I'm sorry for you loss, but obviously you need to read up on Freedom of Speech. Hate Speech is not covered. No one is excusing what he did, but doesn't make what you said right either. You can't call people hypocrites when you are proving them correct.

Ana Behouse and Michael D,
Thank you so much for your words, I agree with you and we feel sorry for their loss. But it has nothing to do with culture, still out there good people who are great citizen’s that make a difference in their community and they are foreigners.

Mr. Bellavia: Again you have every right to be beyond angry. No one is defending what happened. That said, telling people to shut up while you use the freedom of speech argument is rather hypocritical. Complaining about someone using the term "low class" when they haven't met the person, while using a racial slur in regards to someone you obviously do not know, does the same. My entire point was that you are misusing a racial slur simply based on a last name. It makes no sense. He's not a "wetback". It is as ignorant as if I decided your friend must have been drinking only because he was out driving at 3am. (To be clear - I'm not saying that at all.)

Be angry. You have every right. There aren't words enough to stress that. I truly cannot imagine what you're going through. But racial slurs? It reflects badly.

Again, I'm truly sorry for your loss.

Let's set this straight. The guy that is alive was drunk and running from the cops. Our friend was being responsible and coming back from dropping off another friend. Now he is no longer with us. God bless you and I pray you find your heart. You have NO idea what you're talking about!!!

Chris u will be missed ,never know when its ur time .i just got done working out with u at anytime and the next day u didnt answer. sir im daniel and i went to school chris and i live in dunedin. im going to start a fundrasier for his family and him. d3071784@yahoo.com im getting together some more information to get it started so if u want contact me if u want to contribute.i going to hold a fundraiser at chica boom room / blur soon . Brook And i are throwing it in dunedin.