stevewin Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Over two years ago my cousin was hit by a car while riding his bike. The driver was texting while driving. He suffered traumatic brain injuries, which left him unable to communicate, respond, or control his body for the last two plus years. What made his situation all the more heartbreaking was that he was a world class athlete and an even better person. He died this week due to complications from his injuries, and was laid to rest yesterday. Please take a moment to read this article on him in the Buffalo News http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/obituaries/allen-scott-pleban-adventurous-spirit-athlete-engineer-navy-consultant-20151218 This bio is a partial list of some of his accomplishments (only goes to 2008) which will give you a sense of some of what he achieved (while working as an engineer for the Navy BTW). http://atpadventure.blogspot.com/2008/01/team-scott-pleban.html Scott was a legend in the adventure sport community - and great Buffalo sports fan. He was known to wear his Bills headband during many international events. PLEASE do not text and drive - and please preach to loved ones not to do so. All it takes is a second to destroy a life. I can guarantee that if you knew Scott before he was mowed down, then saw the physical tragedy that followed, the thought of texting while driving would not even enter your consciousness. RIP Scotty P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Sorry to hear.Quite a fellow by the the account of the article. I am sure he will be missed by all of his friends and family. I used to text and drive quite a bit...till my kid got close to driving age and i realized they were going to copy me. Been about a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Nothing LAMP at all about sharing this. Sounds like he was a great person. tragic, and happens way too often. Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 What a terrible shame. My condolences - thoughts and prayers for your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Wow, how terribly sad. I am sorry for your loss. Very tragic. I always tell people to put their phones out of reach while driving if they have Bluetooth to be able to talk hands-free. It's never worth it, no matter what, to text while driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 no LAMP here. sorry for your loss, it sounds like humanity lost a great person but this guy definitely got the most out of everything!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Wow, I was just reading the paper and read that article. Sorry for your loss - it does sound like he crammed a full life into a shorter one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sorry for your loss and RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 A life ended too soon My condolences and may peace come to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 God bless and may be RIP sorry to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I am sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 My condolences. Sounds like we lost a good fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 I am sorry, but how does this lady only get a $250 fine for something like that? My condolences; very tragic. You can't imagine the depths of how messed up this whole ordeal was http://southlakesmom.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-sad-story-gets-sadder.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ugh. Any inclination to sue this lady? Your cousin's estate could sue for wrongful death/negligence. It's a long story. She had no money (and I believe no insurance), and the emotional and financial distress my aunt and uncle were dealing with wasn't exactly conducive to hiring lawyers and trying to squeeze water out of a stone. Ultimately I think they were more focused on just trying to be there for the care of their son (esp after the medical bills burned through every penny my cousin had to his name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Sorry for your loss. A life cut way too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ugh. Sickening. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Horrible. She should at least have her drivers license taken away, or suspended for several years. Or plenty of jail time. Anything else. Sorry about the tragic outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Steve,a loss to Bills nation isn't a LAMP at all. My condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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