Tragic: Newlywed killed in crash as wife drives in car behind

[matcom]

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The last three months of Jeremy Bodeman's life were a pleasant whirlwind.

In May, the 29-year-old San Francisco man graduated from San Francisco State University with a marketing degree. The same month, he got hired for a job in the city with a prestigious marketing firm. And then on July 31, he married his fiancee, Kristen Peterson, in a ceremony in Atlanta.

The couple had barely returned from their honeymoon in the Bahamas when they visited his parents in Aptos (Santa Cruz County) Monday night -- driving in two cars, to be able to bring home all the wedding gifts they had left at his parents' home.

Before leaving Aptos, Bodeman said he was tired -- but turned down his father's offer to accompany him.

A short time later, at 11:11 p.m., as his wife followed behind, Bodeman's Volkswagen van drifted off Highway 85 in Mountain View and crashed at full speed into a tree north of Fremont Avenue.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/11/BAGRQ8619C1.DTL

[skypilot]

1. Gee, thanks Matcom.

See, that's why I never let myself get too happy about anything. I just know I'll get hit by a bus or something. Anyway, with posts like yours there's probably no danger of me becoming too ecstatic and tempting fate.

[northzax]

2. damn you matcom

you are now required to post THREE articles that will make people laugh. this is the lounge, man, you want to be depressed, go down to j/ps.

[nuxvomica]

3. Very sad but a reminder of the dangers of drowsy driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conservatively estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes are the direct result of driver fatigue each year. This results in an estimated 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and $12.5 billion in monetary losses.

http://www.drowsydriving.org/

[Xithras]

7. I ran off the road that way once

Thank god there were no trees or telephone poles around...I just ran into a cornfield at 60+ MPH and came to a VERY quick stop. A week of 18 hour workdays topped by 2 hour commutes is a baaaad idea.

If you're tired, don't drive. If you must drive, at least take some NoDoze or something.

[edbermac]

4. Matcom, how did you miss this story? "Wedding guests eat relative"

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Four members of a family have been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing and eating a relative during a wedding reception -- and serving his flesh to unwitting party guests, police have said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/philippines.cannibal.ap/index.html

Maybe I'm having a bad day at work, but I gotta admit this story brought a smile to my face...

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[matcom]

5. i didn't miss it

posted yesterday :D

[yellowcanine]

6. Talk about "shit happening" - That's some bad shit.

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[AlanAdam]

8. I remember driving home one day ...

from Lawrence, Kansas to KC. There were no cars on the highway, I was exhausted, and I became hypnotized by the median strip. At one point I began to descend down a long hill. An instant later I woke up with a startle, and noticed I was at the top of the crest of the next hill. While I was asleep I must have descended all the way to the bottom and climbed the hill - had to be half a minute. It scared me to death; I pulled over immediately and slept after I stopped shaking.

[XNASA]

9. Marriage is dangerous to one's health.

I've always held that POV.