me.. wrote on Dec 2, 2009 10:18 PM:

" haha, i know these ppl..and yeah..i saw their injuries too and they were actin like their normal selves..so get over it and he is a good driver...ahahaha. yeah..okay.. but i mean don't fight ovver stupid spelling..k budd? "




Anon wrote on Dec 1, 2009 3:27 PM:

" Wow. Simmer down people. Accidents happen and I'm just thankful this one wasn't as bad as it could easily have been. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, as well as the evil troll lurkers on this site. :-P "




haileyandrachelthacoolestpplever wrote on Nov 29, 2009 1:14 AM:

" okea....so does it matter how it happened or how experienced taylor is? theyre all okea and thats all that really matters. and uhmm fighting about spelling?? omg...thats just stupid. you should be worried about tha kids. not how to spell....btw taylor is a good driver. and theyre all okea!!! (= iloveyou taylor! "




the senior wrote on Nov 28, 2009 12:24 AM:

" guess wat i am passing all my classes. and i dont care i type fast i make mistakes like i said so time ranger. wanna blame the school as well as everything else people blame for other things. wanna blame anyone else? i CUD ya spelt wrong less what you say about me. as long as im passing and gonna graduate why would you care? "




Wow wrote on Nov 27, 2009 3:58 PM:

" As an adult in the Williston area I am always shocked by how people react to situations. I got my licence at 14, in this state. I have a flawless driving record. I drive 250+ miles a day for my job, mostly on Williams County gravel roads. Numerous times I have almost rolled my pickup due to the condition of these roads. I have experience under my belt and know these roads which has kept me rubber side down, but I can see how someone, even undistracted would get into this situation. Don't be so hard on anyone who ends up in a bad situation. "




swimnupstream wrote on Nov 25, 2009 2:13 PM:

" I believe there is a well known philosophy that states,
"Judge not, lest ye be judged".
Good advice from someone of significant influnce. Let's take heed folks. "




Really wrote on Nov 25, 2009 11:36 AM:

" To kris- anyone could get distracted in a car whether they are alone or with passengers. It is not always necessarily the passengers distracting the driver, though in this case it is. But even turning up the radio may distract a driver or anything else for that matter. Same goes for an experienced driver. "




a friend wrote on Nov 25, 2009 7:28 AM:

" they didnt go to the shoulder of the road the paper is WRONG like they usually are. they didnt go anywere near the shoulder of the road they hit a washboard and sweared and it tipped. they stayed on the middle of the road the whole time. and its the wrong road they have printed up there to. youshouldnt believe everything that is written. its not always correct maybe you should ask the people that were there other than believe that. "




stopthemadness wrote on Nov 24, 2009 11:56 PM:

" Like I said before....If WE, the people of Williston, are going to end the madness of gossip/drama than it should start with US??? "




kris wrote on Nov 24, 2009 4:14 PM:

" To totally - I am sorry, but if someone is writing a letter and they expect to be taken seriously,they should not write like they are texting on their phone. I have a right to prefer real words. I do not really think I am that out of line. Did you read my post. I think that inexperienced drivers should not be able to have other young adults in the car. It is a distraction. Did I say all adults are good drivers? No, I did not. It is just that inexperienced drivers can become distracted more easily. I never once said blame the parents or that he was irresponsible. Inexperience does not make someone a bad person. It can lead to more mistakes than someone with experience. "




Another Point wrote on Nov 24, 2009 1:49 PM:

" Perhaps all of you should talk to the family or the driver... no offense to the herald, but they are not very accurate to many of the details regarding the articles... none of them were there, they don't know what exactly occured at the time of the accident. "




Get over it. wrote on Nov 24, 2009 1:43 PM:

" THERE IS NO ONE TO BLAME! Any person who has their license, whether it be for 3 days or 30 years is vulnerable as to get into any sort of accident. If any of you have been in a car accident, you would know that experience has nothing to do with it when you are heading for a ditch or another vehicle! Its the reaction you have at that time. Perhaps you should all just go worry about your own kids and teach them how to be "experienced". "




mike Evanson wrote on Nov 24, 2009 9:44 AM:

" i am taylors uncle and i know this young man is an excellent man> he is more responsible than 90 percent of the adults in this country.. Mike "




common sense wrote on Nov 23, 2009 10:57 PM:

" did any1 ever think to look at the story and ask y he was goin off the road? i mean he went off onto a soft shoulder and over corrected twice. gee here's a a thought maybe he should have been payin more attention to his driving! parents, friends, or watever u wanna blame it comes down to he was an inexperienced driver who wasn't payin attention and then panicked. maybe every1 that comments should actually read the story 1st. crazy thought i kno "




Totally wrote on Nov 23, 2009 9:03 PM:

" I couldn't have said it better stopthemadness.. And Kris I think you owe an apology to that Senior obviously she was distrought writing the letter to the paper,Sounds to me that she was the sister of this boy.. My god we should just all be happy and thankful that they are alive and here for us to enjoy. Other than making a horrible accident a Blame Game.
And I probably spelled that wrong also it doesnt make me a bad person.. "Distrought" LOL..
Lighten up and Thank God for Miricles. "




Really... wrote on Nov 23, 2009 11:34 AM:

" If they had the law of getting your license at 14 when you were growing up, you would all have a different outlook on this whole ordeal. Same with texting and cell phones. The way the parents raise their kids has nothing to do with it. A person at any age could get into an accident. So when a 40 year old rolls his vehicle, going to an event, it is ok to blame his parents? I see how it is.. "




the senior wrote on Nov 23, 2009 11:23 AM:

" you know when people are talking about my family i could care less how i type. or how i spell. and just to know i wasnt talking about his age. the people that are bashing my parents saying that they arent being resposible is ridiculous. its none of your concern what i was saying. Its to them not you. and our family has no problem with people talking about the age he is and driving. its the people that are saying its the parents fault and that they arent doing a good job. thats dumb. so you can just stay out of this. its my family and if they are gonna be talking about my family like that i will be there to stick up for it. so please just leave me and my family alone. and i making fun of me as well as my brother just cuz im a senior and didnt type all the words right doesnt really matter what it has to do on the subject. imake mistakes. and i cud care less. im doing great in school. so you can stop with that as well. and all of you can just leave my little brother alone. we get the fact he is young. but wether you thirty or fourteen and just start driving your still gonna be inexperienced. so it really doesnt matter. "




TimeRanger wrote on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM:

" hisbigsis - If you are a senior as you claim, I hate to think of what you are being taught. Your spelling, grammer, punctuation and lack of capitalization sure doesn't say much for the school system. It is very hard for a person to take your post seriously. "




stopthemadness wrote on Nov 20, 2009 9:40 PM:

" can't we all just get along?!
I know it's hard not to judge other's...I'm guilty of it. I believe the people that write comments on this such news, are people that are concerned. I also believe that a lot of it is taken out of context. If you feel the need to express your concern do so in an appropriate way? I know the Williston Herald doesn't write the complete story on anything...and if they did the paper would be a book...everyone feels they have to know everything about the history of any of the drama stories. It's okay...breathe...relax...I'm not trying to offend anyone. If we, the people of Williston, are going to end the madness of gossip/drama than it should start with us? "




kris wrote on Nov 20, 2009 1:56 PM:

" To the senior in high school. I think that maybe you should learn to spell before you try to argue on this subject. Also, people are not necessarily saying this kid is not a good kid, but in inexperienced. Having other young adolescents in the vehicle can be distracting. I think for the safety of others, they should not be allowed to drive with other teenagers in the vehicle with them. This kid may have been a responsible driver, but I have seen many others that drive irresponsibly down 2nd Ave that have almost caused or have caused accidents. I think that driving at those ages need to be restricted for work and school only with no other teenagers in the car. "




hisotherbigsis wrote on Nov 20, 2009 11:37 AM:

" From what I've seen with Taylor, he IS a responsible 14 year old. Yes, he is young but he has never been in serious trouble before. He goes to school and also has a job. His parents do not just let him go wherever he wants whenever he wants. He and his sister have to earn their parents' trust before they go places. They also have to be home before the regular curfew. It's not like he wanted to be in an accident. I'm sure he feels terrible that his friends are hurt. "




Mandan wrote on Nov 20, 2009 10:14 AM:

" If any of you read the Bismarck Tribune, on Halloween night, an SUV with five 14 and 15 year olds rolled SE of Bismarck. One girl was killed, two are in the hospital. The kids may be responsible, however, inexperience, distractions and not wearing a seat belt are three huge factors everyone needs to think about. You all need to think this thought when you get behind the wheel of anything. You are driving a weapon. You could kill yourself or someone else. You need to eliminate all distractions, wear your seatbelt, and drive according to weather and road conditions. "




mary kleppen wrote on Nov 20, 2009 8:03 AM:

" Does anyone making the comments know the
whole story? It's not so easy for me to pass judgement when I don't know. "




hisbigsis wrote on Nov 19, 2009 9:49 PM:

" guess what the parents are held responsible and being a school night im also a senior in school and guess waht that tuesday night we didnt have school the next why cuz it was veterans day. maybe you shud look into things before pointing the finger. also he was doing nothing wrong he was going UNDER the speed limit. and he is a good kid and does nothing wrong. so maybe you should stop being so judgemental and concentrate on your own life and your own children. my parents are doing a fine job at raising us. so dont point the finger at them. they have to pay the bills they are responsible. so just keep that to yourself please. thanks. "




Concerned wrote on Nov 19, 2009 5:26 PM:

" I cannot understand how someone would let a 14 year old drive, only maybe on a rural farm and not leave their property.What if one of the passengers was killed? Would the parents be vulnerable to a lawsuit from the parents of the injured since the driver was a minor? "




Trisha wrote on Nov 19, 2009 9:20 AM:

" I received my license when I was 14 years old and there was no restrictions on it so something must have changed. We lived in the country and it was almost necessary for me to have it. Also Brenda, how do we know they let their kid "Joy ride" could it be possible that they wee on their way home from a game or movie? The article is way to short to be judging someone elses parenting skills. I am sure they will place enough blame on themselves without you doing it for them. "




Friend of Taylors Family wrote on Nov 19, 2009 8:06 AM:

" First of all Taylor was NOT joy riding. He was on his way to a church outing! It was not a school night either. His parents ARE responsible and did take responsiblitly for their son!! They were at the hospital with all the kids. Taylor IS a responsible person and therefor allowed to get his license. There are ADULTS that are irresponsible who drive around JOY RIDING and DRINKING who should never have gotten their licence in the first place. So if you have anything to say about this child maybe you should know him and his family better, or at all
BEFORE you judge. "




Momof3 wrote on Nov 18, 2009 3:54 PM:

" Well according to the DOT website it says: The minimum driving age in North Dakota is 16. You may not drive in North Dakota if you are under 16, even if you are licensed in another state. However, a North Dakota resident can obtain a restricted license at the age of 14. A parent or legal guardian must sign for a minor under the age of 18 to be issued a permit or license.

My kid wasn't even allowed his permit until he was 16 and we made him drive a year and follow an insurance safety course before he got his license 2 weeks before his 17th birthday. I'm sorry 14 y.o. is MUCH to young. "




bill wrote on Nov 14, 2009 9:35 AM:

" why does this state let kids who have not even hit puberty drive arround together? "




Brenda Buerkle wrote on Nov 13, 2009 1:38 PM:

" What was he driving at the age of 14 anyway. His parent should also be responsible. Evidently they let there son joy ride, and also it's a school night. Something is wrong here. "

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