There is plenty of potential for
tragedy in my life, but one thing I specifically hope never happens
to me is getting hit by a car. I especially don't want to have this
misfortune because by random chance two of my friends have been hit
by cars and both lived to tell the tale. Hearing their stories gave
me a horrible impression of what it must feel like. From the split
second before impact—when you know you're about to get hit—to the
excruciating pain after, I feel like I've lived through the
experience myself. Unfortunately, a school cop from Meadowcreek High
school recent had to suffer through this ordeal when he was caught in
a hit-and-run by a student.
Officer Chuck McCallum is the man who
was struck last Thursday while he was chasing down another student.
The driver, Jarvis Ruff, a 17-year-old student, then fled the scene
and left the injured officer. Other students quickly gathered to
help him and call the police. The cops chased down Ruff, who had
been driving erratically and unlicensed, making a desperate attempt
to flee. They found him trying to enter an apartment complex through
a back entrance. To make matters worse, Ruff had even crashed his
car into the neighborhood sign. He was charged with hit-and-run,
driving without a driver’s license, improper lane change, speeding,
reckless driving, and failure to report striking a fixed object.
The question I get from this article
is how someone can be so stupid. Obviously the incident happened in
public, with witnesses who saw the car. There was no possibly of
Ruff getting away with the crime. If he was trying to help the other
fleeing student, Ruff could have done it in another way besides
injuring the police officer. He easily deserved all the charges and
whatever punishment is coming to him. Hopefully students who hear
about this incident will be more careful driving and make better
choices in the future.
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