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Teen dies of injuries from fall off covered pickup bed
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Updated: Apr. 9, 2012 | 2:13 p.m.
A 17-year-old boy who was injured last week when he fell off a pickup died Sunday, North Las Vegas police said.
The teen, whose name was not released, had been riding on the top of the covered bed of the truck when the driver made a turn, causing the teen to fall into the street at Tonopah Avenue and Princeton Street about 10 p.m. Thursday, said Officer Sean Walker, police department spokesman.
Walker said he wasn't sure whether the teen, who was a North Las Vegas resident, had been sitting, lying or standing on the covered truck bed just prior to falling off. The driver of the truck was a friend of the teen's, Walker said.
The teen was the 20th traffic fatality in North Las Vegas this year, Walker said.
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The Law of Natural Selection -- the weaker of the species goes bye-bye.
Two idiots in this story -- the one who fell off and the driver who should have known better. Dumb and dumber became dumb and dead.
One less idiot in the gene pool is my guess.
Invincible ? Nah!
Let this be a lesson to teenagers. Having "Fun" can be fatal. Be smart and live long.
Invincible ? Nah!
Let this be a lesson to teenagers. Having "Fun" can be fatal. Be smart and live long.