Bond hearing for man charged in deadly accident in Surfside Beach

What happened was a tragedy and I feel for everyone that was in the car accident. I believe that the parents and public are being very cruel on Jeremy Michael Nordstrom ; especially saying that he is a danger to the streets, and what he did was just like taking a gun to their heads - because it is no where near the reality of that. I know Jeremy Nordstrom and he is a great person that would never ever intentionally hurt nor want to hurt anyone; especially not kill anyone. I understand and feel grief for the family and friends of the girls that died and I know that everything takes time to heal; especially with this tragedy, and right now nothing will heal the pain and madness they have toward Mr. Nordstrom and they will never fully heal from this tragedy. i just pray that one day they will be able to forgive him. I also want to say that the other people were not innocent with what they were doing; however, no one deserved to die. I could keep on writing; but the main point I wanted to make was that Jeremy is a wonderful person and everyone makes mistakes, and he is going to serve some time, but everyone deserves to be forgiven at one point. I also want to say that some of the allegations that have been stated in articles about him have not been 100% truthful and I do not find that right. I feel for everyone in the wreck and hope time and justice is served, fairly. I send and reach out my prayers, love, and compassion. Everyone is in my prayers.

After reading the initial post I have to leave one as well. I to know Jeremy Michael Nordstram and am greatly hurt by the loss that everyone involved with this accident must feel. I do not know the young ladies who lost their lives but i do know who will be looked at for their deaths and it pains me. After knowing Mr. Nordstram as a younger man, there is no doubt that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The public may call him whatever they choose to explain how two people lost their lives earlier this month but Jeremy is not a killer and would never hurt someone else on purpose. We all make bad decisions in our lives but not all of those mistakes get plastered on the news. My prayers are with the families grieving for their losses. Don't forget the pain that the Nordstram's must be going through having to endure the scrutiny that follows and guilt that lingers. Jeremy is one of the most peaceful and easiest people to meet. Quiet and respectful of others. he will never deserve the punishment he has/will receive. I am just disappointed that it had to happen and will have everyone involved in my prayers....

I am a friend of both of the victims from this wreck. It is tragic that people actually can say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe he was doing the wrong thing? drinking and driving has killed 4 of my friends now and you know it gets harder and harder to forgive after that. It is not being in the wrong place at the wrong time it is being stupid. He took the risk of it and now he must pay for what he has done. I am sure you would feel completely different if the situation involved someone you loved, let alone two people. You can always forgive the person, but you can never forgive their actions. I am thankful that the news took such pride in making this a top story day after day because maybe, just maybe it will stop one more person from drinking and driving. In response to the first post how where the girls not innocent with what they were doing? that is a pretty bold thing to say about two girls who TRAGICALLY lost their lives. What I say is give him the punishment he deserves, im not saying give him capital punishment because that is the easy way out. I just hope he gets a fair punishment, because as friends and loved ones we have not received a fair reason for why this has happend. I truly do believe that this person would not intentionally kill somone, but that sad fact is that he accidentally killed two and something should be done about it

Are you kidding me? Please tell me you are. No one is a great person if they allow themselves to drink/take pills and then drive. It's so stupid, it's so avoidable, it's so unnecessary. This kind of mistake doesn't deserve forgiveness, and if the family and friends of Shanna and Savannah find the room in their hearts to forgive, then they are better than me. I will never forgive. I will never forget. Both these girls meant so much to me and I can never get them back. These girls meant so much to all of us. Why are we punished for his wrong-doings? Tell me why I can't go one day without thinking of them and how all of this could never have happened. And don't even start on the pain he is going through. He brought this upon himself. This is all because of him.

I sincerely hope that the people putting such harsh blame and punishment on Jeremy Nordstrom have never personally gotten behind the wheel when they have had to much to drink. Because unless you can honestly say that you have been 100% sober EVERYTIME you have gotten behind the wheel....then it just as likely could have been you! And do you think of yourself as a horrible person?

I also know Jeremy and can feel the pain of both sides of this tragedy. It is a horrible situation and it absolutely could have been prevented, but it happened...and it was aweful. Jeremy will have to live with that for the rest of his life. Justice will be served...fairly.

But unless you can say that you have never lacked in your own judgement about getting behind the wheel of your car, then please stop running your mouth about a good kind hearted person who made the biggest mistake of his life. We ALL wish that this accident never happened. And if you can't find it in your heart to forgive, then you will only be hurting yourself. Everyong deserves forgiveness, and God is the only one who has the right to judge.

My prayers are with the families of the victims and also with the Nordstroms. All the families are dealing with grief, and they ALL need your prayers.

Pawleys Island wrote:

I sincerely hope that the people putting such harsh blame and punishment on Jeremy Nordstrom have never personally gotten behind the wheel when they have had to much to drink. Because unless you can honestly say that you have been 100% sober EVERYTIME you have gotten behind the wheel....then it just as likely could have been you! And do you think of yourself as a horrible person?

I can personally say I drive sober 100% of the time. In fact, I have never touched a drop of alcohol or any illegal substances. When he got behind the wheel he knew what he was doing. He knew the consequences would catch up with him sooner or later, because he has probably done it before and gotten away with it. I'm glad that he will most likely never be allowed to drive again, but I wish, so much, that it had not had to come at this cost.

anon again wrote:

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I can personally say I drive sober 100% of the time. In fact, I have never touched a drop of alcohol or any illegal substances. When he got behind the wheel he knew what he was doing. He knew the consequences would catch up with him sooner or later, because he has probably done it before and gotten away with it. I'm glad that he will most likely never be allowed to drive again, but I wish, so much, that it had not had to come at this cost.

I am glad that you can say that you are always 100% sober. Unfortunately that is not the norm for people in their 20's...not saying that its right, but its true. But he made a mistake and he does deserve forgiveness. I am not in any way saying that what he did was ok, because what he did was wrong. But people make mistakes and that does not make them bad people. WE ALL WISH it hadn't come to this. But please dont judge his character on one bad decision or assume you know anything about his past.

Pawleys,

How can I help but judge him? I understand what your saying, and maybe in a few months I'll agree with you. But right now I am so unbelievably angry and heart-broken that this has happened. These girls were my friends, my mentors, my coaches, my team mates, people that I have known my whole life. I can not forgive his actions and his choices right now. I can not forgive that he decided that it was ok to drive under the influence and that these two girls were killed and their families destroyed.

anon again wrote:

Pawleys,
How can I help but judge him? I understand what your saying, and maybe in a few months I'll agree with you. But right now I am so unbelievably angry and heart-broken that this has happened. These girls were my friends, my mentors, my coaches, my team mates, people that I have known my whole life. I can not forgive his actions and his choices right now. I can not forgive that he decided that it was ok to drive under the influence and that these two girls were killed and their families destroyed.

I understand that you are broken hearted, and you have every reason to be. And I do hope that as time passes you can realize that he did not intentionally hurt your friends. Yes, he got in the car and drove drunk...but he is a good person at heart and if he could make that decision all over again I know he wouldnt make the same mistake. And not just because of the consequences of his actions, but because I am sure he would do anything to bring your friends back. But he cant. Just know that if you had known him prior to all this, you probably would have said he was a good guy. I hope that time will help you see that it was a horrible accident and mistake and ALL sides are suffering. My prayers are with you and all of the girls friends and family members and Jeremy and his family as well.

I'd like to add something, as someone VERY close to one of the girls. I HAVE probably gotten behind the wheel, with too much to drink in my system. I thank God everyday, I did not kill myself or someone else. The fact that I am a quote, unquote good person is irrelevant. If I had killed two people, I should be in jail. No one has said Jeremey is evil, but he was wrong. One bad decision can change a lot of lives. It is presumpsious for someone to say how people should grieve. Anger is a stage of grief for everyone, from people who lost love ones from accidents, cancer, or any form of death. I'm sure the family of JN is grieving, and I hope he is too. I know if I were in his shoes, I would be inconsolable. But, the bottom line is, he will get another chance to live again, these two girls will not! For whomever said that the girls were not innocent, so when did eating breakfast after a concert, and driving home become a sin? And what is this an eye for an eye? I'm not quite sure of your point. Bottom line, JN got behind the wheel of the car on medication, and HIGHLY HIGHLY intoxicated. He killed two people. YOU are right, he was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. HE should not have been driving. Period. Everyday you pick up the paper to find another victim of a drunk driver. The key now is to make sure it does not happen again. I have made a vow to do my part, I won't drink and drive. And I will make sure to take the keys of the people I love, if they have had to much to drink. I pray no one ever has to go through the grief that ALL families are go through losing a love one in this kind of senseless tragedy. Let's all do our part to make sure.

I know it is hard to look past the articles and the way the newspapers portrayed Jeremy, so thank you for those who could. He knows what he did was wrong, and believe me he has been grieving. I feel for both sides of the accident, because i am very much affected by both. My heart goes out to those who suffered the loss of Shanna and Savannah. I cannot imagine the immense pain you all must be feeling. Their memory will not be forgotten. Even though Jeremy did make a mistake that resulted in tragedy, please remember that none of that was intentional. I pray everyday that those who were hurt by this accident can find it in their hearts to forgive him.

I too knowing Jeremy know what a beautiful person he is and what a positive influence he has had on my life over the years. First off the girls were not so innocent, the 18 year old had a fake id, which means she was using it to get alcoholic drinks. Second of all their 'sober ride' wasn't the kind of influence their parents would have wanted them to be associated with. Also, Jeremy was not on medication and denied knowing the pill was under the seat of his car. On the other hand, he had been drinking and he did make a bad decision. He will live the rest of his life with this over his head and will think about that night every day for the rest of his life. The media should be ashamed for the false statements they gave and the way they portrayed Jeremy during the weeks after the accident. There is no reason for people to keep bashing Jeremy because he will be punished with time. Like said before, Jeremy is the most kind hearted and easy going person you will ever meet and he has been an amazing influence on my life.

What are you talking about when you say their "sober ride" wasn't the kind of influence their parents would have wanted? I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Since when is driving home from having some food after a concert a sin or a crime or something that their parents wouldn't have agreed with? How would you know that? Both sets of parents knew where their girls were and who they were with. And if you can point out ten 18 year old girls that don't have a fake ID then I'll have to give you an award. Its just something they do. But at least they weren't intoxicated, and they didn't go speeding through a red light at an intersection, and they didn't kill two people. Sorry, but it looks like there is only one person to really blame for this, and thats Jeremy Nordstrom. And you can support him all you want, but I think about those two girls every single day, and how much they meant to me. And he was the one that killed them.

friends wrote:

First off the girls were not so innocent, the 18 year old had a fake id, which means she was using it to get alcoholic drinks.

But she wasn't the one who crashed through a red light, extremely intoxicated, killing two people and greatly injuring a third. Nordstrom was the one who was drunk, so don't try to make this about her supposed drinking habits, when his are obviously much worse.
And, what does being innocent have anything to do with it? It's ok if someone's killed if they're no longer innocent? Is that what you are trying to say? Who cares if they weren't very innocent? They were 22 and 18. They were adults, not children. But now they are no more because of that man.

shanna lee stines is one of my best friends. for people to say they know jeremy 'whoever' nordstrom and that we should feel compassion for the pain he feels i have a lot of things to say to you. first off, what crap! lets keep in mind this is not his first dui and if he isn't taken off the streets it sure will not be his last. he is a danger to society and to the well-being of people nationwide if he is not in prison. it is atrocious what happened and for people to feel that he is being treated wrong is absurd! who cares about his rights? i have a great question: did he care how shay or peaches felt the night he killed them? no, he did NOT. we can see that through his neglegant actions of drinking and driving. i would understand if it was his first-time offense, but he is a veteran at drinking and driving and from many reports i have heard from his peers he also has a problem with illegal drugs. furthermore, jeremy had his chance when he went to rehab. the system tried to help him and it did not work. so whatever is wrong with his brain needs to be fixed while he spends years-and-years in prison, rotting, and the whole time i hope he thinks about my shay and how much her mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, baby nephew, grandparents, my family, peaches family and everyone else who ever met her miss her terribly. please, look at yourself if your thinking we need to be 'nicer' to jeremy because just the opposite needs to happen. jeremy is not a nice person and we can tell that through his repeated offenses that harmed the life of many, eventually taking the life of two beautiful women. i laugh at you people who think the community is being mean about jeremy nordstrom and how bad his family feels. i don't think he feels any remorse for his actions or he would have taken the oppurtunity at rehab to get better and repent from his previous disgressions. so, just to be very redundant and verbose, i love shay and it hurts my heart what happened to her and peaches. what is even worse is how society wants to accept these atrocious murders and dismiss jeremy from any responsibility. i ask again: did jeremy care about shanna and peaches rights the night he murdered them? and i plead, do not say you feel bad for their family and friends and then continue your response with defending jeremy because that is hypocritical, contradictory, and heartless. we have all had such a hard time dealing with loosing our loved ones and now people want to go and rub alcohol on the wound by defending jeremy. get a conscience people!

i am so not done with comments. you want to say that peaches was in the wrong for having a fake but then defend jeremy. and i laugh at you thinking that him denying knowledge of the pills is credible. lets take his character into picture: he was wasted driving and ran a red light! he has been to rehab! yeah, your ignorant if you think him denying the pills was true. on the other hand, what a thing to relate how the girls handled their evening to how he did. they werent so innocent? yes, they had been drinking but news flash it was shay's birthday! of course a celebration happened. but she cant celebrate her birthday anymore because the man yuo defend took that from her and all of us. also, what is your comment about their safe ride home? you obviously have no information on the situation and have composed your opinion as an accumulation of what other people have told you. get your own opinion when you get the facts! they had a SOBER ride home. too bad for us their responsibility wasn not enough to protect their life. and if you think jeremy's had a positive effect on your life and how "kind-hearted" he is then i suggest you ask the Divine power above to have mercy on your soul because he now man to model a life after. besides, if he had effected you to any great extent then are you going to be the next person murdering people while behind the wheel. i have a great idea: put it in your small-framed mind perspective...some drunken girl just ran a red light and killed your best friend on her birthday. then i turn around and defend my friend for being so awesome. your stomach would turn and nausea would hit you, just as those things happened to me. your lack of true emotions, evidence, and compassion are sickening and you would be someone who knew jeremy nordstrom. i only wish shay was here with me to tell you the same!

please dont patronize us people who lost our loved ones. because you still have yours and your defending him. if you stand by him then stand by him but don't think you can appeal to both sides! and to think he feels bad, again that is ignorant. he feels no remorse because if he did he would have taken advantage of his rehab oppurtunity. dont think the papers make him look bad when the evidence shows the truth: he is bad. this was not his first dui rodeo, and quite frankly he was a drinkin and driving veteran. i have spoke to several of his friends who told me how sorry they were for what he did and they knew it was only a matter of time before he killed someone because he always got so messed up. so your cruel if you think by saying you see where we come from being heartbroken and that you understand us, then turn around to say how sorry he feels. he is a murderer, bar none. there is no other way to state the facts. jeremy nordstrom did not care about shay and peaches rights the night he killed them so why should we be in such a frenzy to care about his? he didnt care about their feelings when he ran a red light and murdered them, so why should we fret to worry about his feelings? i have a good question: could you look my best friend shay in the face and tell her these things if she was in front of you? my assumption would be no because your a coward and your remarks are cowardly. ill feel bad for jeremy the day he brings shay and peaches back, but since that cant happen, my emotions won't be changing anytime soon. yay for the newspapers making him look bad because anyone who percieves such emodiment of evil as being anything near remorseful or positive are ignorant and should all be gathered into a classroom to watch slideshows of the beautiful girls life and listen to speeches from all of us who still wake up everyday wanting to call them but cant. we cant because of the man you defend.

There will never be a day for the rest of my life that I will find it in my heart to forgive Jeremy. He deserves to sit the rest of his life behind bars and not having the slightest bit of freedom. I grew up with these two girls, and there is not a single moment that passes that I am not thinking about them to this day, and it's almost been a year since the accident. This tragedy has effected so many people's lives. For the people who are deffending this criminal you are absolutly CRAZY... I think you need to go back and look at what your writting. I will never feel sorry for this man. Maybe if it was his first time getting caught but, NO it was his fourth!!! Come on people!

everyone deserves forgiveness. Do not say he doesn't care or think about what he has done because you do not know that. you do not know him and if you did you wouldnt be saying all of these horrible things about him that are not true. you can go on and on saying whatever you want, but you do now know. he is an extraordinary man that would never ever hurt anyone intentionally. i cannot even begin to imagine how you feel and your pain, but no matter what you say it wont make you feel better because it just makes you more angry and say things cruel about him; when you in reality do not know him or anything about him. yes, there was a horrible accident that changed everyones life; but do not think for one moment that he does not think about it or care about it. do not say things that you dont know.

Sorry when you make the same mistake 4 times... you don't deserve forgivness. And I don't care if he thinks about it every two seconds of his life, he should... he ruined two beautiful lives that were not done doing what they wanted on this earth. Forgivness will never be an option for him in my life.