My friend just passed away?????

I'm so sorry for your loss. My sympathies, dear heart.

Of course it's awful that this happened. the lady who hit him will suffer for the rest of her life whether she's charged or not. I promise that is true.

His life was cut short and it's difficult to understand something like that.

Sometimes things happen for reasons we cannot possibly understand. Probably why the saying, "Oh, God!" started. It's only God that knows.

Perhaps it will help you if you and some at school do something for his family who are suffering more than anyone could imagine. Write something about him to give to them...memories of him...how or why you liked him. Write what others say...include his teachers...talk about the kind of guy he was (helped others, made you laugh, etc.) and all the things that made him special.

Doing this can help you as well. Part of the process of grief is making it "real". Doing this is a wonderful thing for the family but also therapeutic for you. Sharing grief with others helps the wound, which is so fresh and new now, to begin to heal.

I hope this helps.

I wish you well.

I had three friends die in car accidents during my youth, so I know a lot of what you might be feeling. I always found it more shocking than anything, and kept finding myself expecting to see them again at school the next day because my mind just couldn't make sense of what happened. The pain does fade though. There will always be things in life that remind you of him and what you liked about him, and you may find that even 20 years from now you still choke back tears from the memories, but life goes on even after the most painful losses. Right now just don't try to fight anything you're feeling. There's so much shock and sadness and anger that comes with situations like this, and you need to process those feelings so they don't become pent up later on.

It looks to me like they haven't officially decided not to charge that woman, they're still looking into the situation to see whether she acted irresponsibly. I'd think she most likely will face charges though. No matter what color the light is, you don't hit the gas when there's a pedestrian right in front of you. It isn't like the cases where the car is already going and the pedestrian jumps in out of nowhere...she had the responsibility to let him finish crossing. If nothing else, I think her own guilt should be a good punishment.

The first answerer is an insensitive jerk. Ignore him.

I think it's the drivers fault and she SHOULD be charged, and that's not alright, but things aren't always going to go alright in this world... and honestly, in my experience, things are rarely alright... but we hold on and think of the good. We have a lot of things to live for, you know? Even though we lose people we don't want to lose, we still have to let go because that's how it works. God took him for a reason.

I'm not going to tell you to forget your friend or that things are alright, because you shouldn't and they aren't, but stop thinking about it for a little while and focus on other things. Go out and see a movie with friends and have a laugh.

Sorry I'm no help, feel better soon.

I'm sorry for your loss girly, my doggy died yesterday so I'm feeling pretty down too. It's hard to let go of someone, but you just have to think that they're in a better place now, there's no bringing them back so you just have to move on, let go but obviously never forget. Again, I'm so for your loss, at such a young age these things should never happen. Feel better hun

Awww.... im very sorry about what happened to your friend. Yes she should get charged, it was a crime and she committed it. i really wish that it didn't happen and that it put you in that situation. I hope that she gets charged and that you can soon get over it enough where you can think of him and not cry.(im pretty sure your not at that stage yet)... Good luck. Again im very sorry.

Omg I live in Rhode Island and I heard this on the news!!! (I'm from pawtucket though) I'm sorry for your friend especially since he was so young :(

just think that he is in a better place he will always be in your heart but you have to move on someone in my family passed away of course i cried but she is now in a better place but the driver should be charged

that is not right that she got away with that as for your freind he will always be with you so dont ever for get him because one day you will see him again

yes,she should be charged.but,they probably won't because it was green.but i'd do it anyway.

Awwwww :( I'm soooo sorry :( :*