Fatal Teen Accident Blamed on Speed

this is sad to hear. i hope its a wake up call...

Interesting, because I just saw this exact truck two days ago with a young guy in the driver's seat, driving like a complete idiot.

Our first baseman will be sorely missed. RIP Jonathon. I am praying for your family

It is sad but these kinds of deaths have never been nor never will be a wake up call for ALL teens.

I pray for the family and friends.

10man wrote:

It is sad but these kinds of deaths have never been nor never will be a wake up call for ALL teens.
I pray for the family and friends.

I agree.

It's amazing the innocent victim survived.

it is a everyday thing with young teenage drivers, they think nothing can stop them. i fell for the family. i am for tougher laws when it comes to tenage drivers. i am a mother of a 16 and 13 year old. my 16 year old does not want to drive until he fells better bout the road and cars.

This will never be a wake-up call because teenagers think nothing will ever happen to them.

sweet_laura wrote:

this is sad to hear. i hope its a wake up call...

This is so sad. I live up that road and theres been two teen boys and a little girl die on that road in the last 3 weeks. i really wish they would do something about that road. Im praying for his family.

Mistake above meant 3 months

Nicole wrote:

This is so sad. I live up that road and theres been two teen boys and a little girl die on that road in the last 3 weeks. i really wish they would do something about that road. Im praying for his family.

I assume you mean increase law enforcement monitoring or perhaps some additional signage. The road in and of itself should not be deemed a cause of accidents, even if it has blind curves or other dangerous features. Drivers who wreck in these situations are basically 'driving too fast for conditions' whether those conditions are related to weather or other poor road conditions. Unfortunately, teens often feel invincible (as I myself did at that age). My teenage years as a young male involve many instances of poor driving that in hindsight risked my and others lives. I was extremely fortunate not to have injured or killed myself or others. I worked as a volunteer firefighter in my early twenties and it only took several accident calls for the light to go on, and overcome my outright ignorance of the true dangers of driving. Perhaps, this unfortunate loss will aid his peers in driving more carefully. Our prayers are with the family.

10man wrote:

It is sad but these kinds of deaths have never been nor never will be a wake up call for ALL teens.
I pray for the family and friends.

It is very unfortunate. They always think it will never happen to them. What a sad, sad story! I pray for this family and friends.

Why wasn't he in school? 17, he should have been at high school.. high school gets out at 3:30.

lmb wrote:

it is a everyday thing with young teenage drivers, they think nothing can stop them. i fell for the family. i am for tougher laws when it comes to tenage drivers. i am a mother of a 16 and 13 year old. my 16 year old does not want to drive until he fells better bout the road and cars.

I have a 13 and 15 (almost 16) year old and she is not comfortable driving a lot still. Needless to say it will be after her birthday before she gets her license. It scares her right now....she's very cautious. I'm glad she's afraid though - she's seen what can happen and takes it to heart.

i am a very close friend with pitner but aint no way in hell his truck could have been speeding. that P.O.S. truck could not even do 90 going down a hill with his foot on the gas!! So therfore aint no way in hell he could have been speeding. I know way too many people who have had car accidents on Highway 20 including myself. That road is way to dangerous an somebody needs to fix it asap! R.I.P Pitner I love you! 10-4-2007

Anne wrote:

Why wasn't he in school? 17, he should have been at high school.. high school gets out at 3:30.

Not all High Schools get out at 3:30 and whose to say he was in school and left early to go to work????

lmb wrote:

it is a everyday thing with young teenage drivers, they think nothing can stop them. i fell for the family. i am for tougher laws when it comes to tenage drivers. i am a mother of a 16 and 13 year old. my 16 year old does not want to drive until he fells better bout the road and cars.

Considering your grammer, what the heck are you doing with children in the first place. Pathetic.

Blue wrote:

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Considering your grammer, what the heck are you doing with children in the first place. Pathetic.

grammar

jawja wrote:

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Touche...

This is sad. Josh Pitner the brother of Jonathan was one of my best friends. On the bus that day he told me that the bus was going a different route because there was an accident on hwy 20. We didnt know what happend but he said were taking the longer way. But God only knew it was his only older brother in the accident.

not suprised wrote:

Interesting, because I just saw this exact truck two days ago with a young guy in the driver's seat, driving like a complete idiot.

You think my best friend was driving like an idiot, then come up to canton, Georgia and settle this cause ive know JP my entire life and he wouldnt even drive over the speed limit, josh his little brother and all of JP's friends are sayin Jonathan had a heartatack since heart problums run in his family it just fits the accedent better cause all of you posting comments talkin trash about unexperacen driver and wreckless driving i know thats not him so back off or you will have all of Sutally and Cherokee County On You! R.I.P Good Buddy your true friends and family will miss you~ See you in heaven "pollcat"