Walled Lake community mourning teen killed in horrific car crash

WALLED LAKE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Tragedy is affecting the total community of Walled Lake. 7 Motion News’ Brian Abel talked to mothers and fathers and the faculty district Thursday about how they are coping.

Walled Lake mom Megan Morse, like so many in the Walled Lake group, is heartbroken around the news of the lethal crash Wednesday night time.

“It’s devastating. It could have been a person of his close friends. We know a 13-12 months-aged that lives suitable about the corner. No just one deserves to drop their existence at that age. They have not even experienced the chance to travel yet… It is senseless,” said Morse.

The teen killed was a college student at Walled Lake Consolidated University District.

Superintendent Dr. John C. Bernia, Jr., Ed. D. put out this assertion to the group nowadays, calling it an unspeakable tragedy, saying in part:

“I know you will join me in putting your arms around this loved ones and the Clifford Clever MS community nowadays and in the days ahead… Decline of daily life is one thing none of us are certainly geared up for. If your kid is in have to have of supplemental assist, make sure you do not be reluctant to make contact with your child’s instructor or creating administrator so we may well provide further treatment and comfort…”

Psychiatrist Dr. Gerald Shiener points out what aid may well be necessary.

“I keep in mind when I was in significant faculty, shedding a classmate in a related vogue in a automobile accident, and I try to remember it gave me a various standpoint on the fragility of everyday living,” reported WXYZ’s Brian Abel.

“Is that anything that these young children are encountering as perfectly?” Abel asked.

“Youngsters, in particular in our culture are raised on cartoons and online video video games and when they are young they do not have the genuine notion of demise remaining long-lasting. They see road runner being blown up then he’s alive in the up coming frame,” stated Dr. Shiener. “You shed anyone you know they’re never ever going to be back in university, you are never ever heading to see them once more, it drives the permanence of death home.”

Dr. Shiener extra, “Kids have to have to be capable to communicate about it and when parents discuss to children, they require to listen. What did you listen to? What do you feel? They have to be reminded that these things are not widespread.”

In the aftermath, dad and mom much too are coping and hoping for some resolution with the driver dependable who ran off dealing with outcomes.

“I don’t know how everyone could do that with a obvious conscience,” reported Morse.

“Counselors and aid personnel have been mobilized from throughout the district to assistance pupils and staff members nowadays. We also have more workers associates standing by should really there be a larger sized have to have for help through the school working day.
The Walled Lake Consolidate School District extra assets to assistance the Walled Lake Community as a result of this tragedy,” Morse stated.