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Prince Frederick, MD - 8/11/2012

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On August 11th, 2012, at approximately 1:15 am, Troopers responded to the Market Square Shopping Center in Prince Frederick for a reported motor vehicle crash. Behind the shopping center, Troopers located silver 2005 Dodge 1500 truck which had overturned.

Investigation revealed that the driver was spinning wheels in the parking lot behind the Salsarita’s Restaurant. As the vehicle spun in a circle, a curb was struck causing the vehicle to overturn. The passenger, Edward Earl May, 23 of Port Republic, who was sitting on the window sill of the passenger door, was killed as the vehicle rolled onto the passenger’s side.

The driver, Thomas Michael Parise, 20 of Prince Frederick, was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI. The Maryland State Police Crash Team responded to assist with the investigation. The investigation is continuing and charges are pending.

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Homer77	8/11/2012 at 11:13 AM
Need more charges
First my condolences to the family of the deceased. Second a charge a vehicular manslaughter is definitely justified. I would say 2nd degree murder but I can't see how the deceased was forced to sit on the windowsill. The driver is most definitely responsible for all passengers, even the stupid ones.
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hottater	8/11/2012 at 2:34 PM
Reply to Homer77: vehicular homicide
From what I have read regarding criminal code of Maryland, “A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a grossly negligent manner.” A person convicted of the crime of vehicular homicide, or vehicular manslaughter, and found guilty of violating this statute will be guilty of committing a felony in Maryland. The penalties for a conviction of grossly negligent vehicular homicide may be imprisonment for a time not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both. For those charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the fine will be the same, and the maximum potential jail time would be 5 years unless gross negligence is proven. I'd say peeling wheels and making your truck go in circles in the parking lot while someone is sitting on the passenger window sill is "driving a vehicle in a grossly negligent manner." Will the state's attorney think so? Will she think she has a case? We'll see.

KlineKR	8/11/2012 at 11:17 AM
oh well
sounds like of couple of intelligent young lads
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JMMM	8/11/2012 at 12:14 PM
Thinning out the herd...
...one idiot at a time! Thankfully there were no innocent victims this time.
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hottater	8/11/2012 at 2:24 PM
Reply to JMMM: Now, now....
These guys were in their early 20s. Think of all the stupid things you did when you were in your late teens and early 20s that you were lucky you didn't get hurt from. The driver of the truck is undoubtedly going through an emotional hell right now and blaming himself for the death of his friend.

smib65	8/11/2012 at 2:35 PM
Reply to JMMM: Dumb and dumber
What morons

thinkpink	8/11/2012 at 5:32 PM
Reply to JMMM: ...
so if they're thinning out one idiot at a time does then i guess you shouldve been first, dont talk about things you dont know about.

lou45	8/11/2012 at 6:23 PM
Reply to JMMM: Will take......
a long time and I feel your pain. There are 5 million people in the state and 80% are pretending to be drivers. The State reported that in 2011 a person was killed in a car accident every 18 hours. My math indicates there is a major accident in every fire district three times a day, that does not happen in other states. They are dumb enough to think they can reduce that number without forcing people to take a drivers class or put in light cameras. But they keep reproducing and showing they new people how not to drive by example.

Hiii	8/12/2012 at 4:03 PM
Reply to JMMM: Seriously?
Are you that ignorant to say one idiot at a time.. Yes this wasn't a smart move... But HOW IGNORANT ARE YOU TO SAY THAT? Eddie is somebody's child, Bestfriend, brother, cousin, nephew.. Wouldn't you be mad if someone said that about your child, cousin, brother... Seriously you are immature and need to grow up. You don't say that about the deceased. And Thomas was not under the influence.. Just having fun, which turned out for the worst.

>--BUCK---->	8/11/2012 at 2:52 PM
Shame on Y'all !
Ever heard of the saying " if you have nothing nice to say than don't say nothing at all ". ? Well this applies to all comments below me . . These two guys were inseparable Thier whole lives . There is no stronger bond you can make that would be equivalent to the bond these two people had . What happened was a honest accident and Thomas would never do anything to hurt his best friend . So what may not be rude to you is hurtful to the people that actually know these two guys . I'm asking that all the ignorant comments would stop now ! Sincerely , someone that actually knows the victims
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KlineKR	8/12/2012 at 8:10 AM
Reply to >--BUCK---->: what?
are you kidding me? honest accident? you're no smarter then they were.

temaddog	8/11/2012 at 3:21 PM
Sad
some of the disrespectfull comments before mine would lead you to believe that some of the commentors have never made a mistake in their lives. Such a sad event. Judge not lest you be judged.
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NotBornHere	8/11/2012 at 4:51 PM
Gene pool just improved
A nice example of a finalist for this years Darwin award.
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Josbfh	8/11/2012 at 9:53 PM
Reply to NotBornHere: your sick
This was a freak accident with no alcohol on the drivers part they were inseperable cousins and from someone who is practically part of the family there's a nice hot place down there for you when you die

jnorr317	8/11/2012 at 5:18 PM
really
Speaking ill of the dead? maybe y'all should watch your mouths and keep your ignorant uneeded comments to yourselves if you're going to insult them. I dont know either of them but I'm sure the driver already feels remorse for what he did and I'm sure the family of the deceased doesn't want to see their son being bashed the same day as his death. Have some respect.
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lou45	8/11/2012 at 8:30 PM
Reply to jnorr317: Yep..........
the driver sure does as he is still alive. You can even guess the person killed bought the booze he was DUI on. Doesn't matter at this point, what matters is he is sorry. What everyone should do is go down to the State Police Barracks and give them several hundred dollar bills. Tell them when a careless drivers kill you to give them the money so they can go out and have a steak dinner as they are always sorry when this happens and you are being embalmed. Makes you get a tear in your eye doesn't it! They are sorry and you are left without your loved ones as they were stupid, careless, just couldn't spare a second to look both ways.

jnorr317	8/11/2012 at 5:19 PM
really
Speaking ill of the dead? maybe y'all should watch your mouths and keep your ignorant uneeded comments to yourselves if you're going to insult them. I dont know either of them but I'm sure the driver already feels remorse for what he did and I'm sure the family of the deceased doesn't want to see their son being bashed the same day as his death. Have some respect.
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EYEHEARYOU	8/11/2012 at 6:08 PM
Reply to jnorr317: REALLY..
I don't think the family is really worried right about now... To log onto BAYNET and see what the general public is blogging about what their family has done. IF they are signing on right now , what a shame.. you have more important things to worry about. My condolences to the familys.

vsandsbury01	8/11/2012 at 8:05 PM
Reply to jnorr317: How Sad....
How sad, DUI Spinning wheels A car is a vehicle to transport, not a TOY Sad outcome because they DECIDED to be irresponsible. Thank goodness no innocent victims were hurt. Nothing makes me more UPSET then people that CHOOSE to DRINK & DRIVE!!

vsandsbury01	8/11/2012 at 8:28 PM
Reply to jnorr317: Speeding...
This accident was just around the corner. According to his record, he has 2 court documents for SPEEDING!! hottater:NO! I didn't do something in my late teens or my 20's like DUI and decide to get into a vehicle and drive! I am almost 50 years old and have NEVER drank and got behind a wheel of car. Makes me mad, he didn't take into consideration that his (friend) might get hurt or hurting some other innocent victims, out there! Just imagine this person in their 20's and driving like this now, what is it going to be 5, 10, 15 or so years, down the road?! Just think everytime he gets into a vehicle to drive, (if he is allowed), he will have to think about how irresponsible he was, that took his friends life! These are the SADDEST STORIES EVER...when you have to learn your lesson (maybe) this way.

chelsulli12	8/11/2012 at 7:11 PM
immaturity really shows
It amazes me how people think the death of someone is invitation to speak ill on them?! Remind me to.read your reactions when someone your close to dies doing something they liked to do and people dont agree with it. How sad are you to sit on the computer and start drama with people over their loved ones,death???? Hmmmm seems to me your the morones your ridiculous. Do you people walk up to the families and friends and say this to their face im 100% sure you dont.
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kleigh	8/11/2012 at 7:20 PM
WHAT IF IT WERE YOUR CHILD?
"I would be dying inside if this were my child but I would be even more devastated to come here and see the judges on this thread... How sad that a life had to be lost and I most definitely pray for the families who are suffering this loss, but to see some of the things people jump out there and say with no compassion, no love, no sincerity, its pathetic!!!... Didn't we learn to come together as a loving, supportive community with what happened to the Hayward family a few weeks back? As a matter of fact, I DO have a very close friendship with one of the Uncles to this child and he is an amazing man, father, relative and friend... I am sad that bad things happen to good people, but more sad that people don't consider families in mourning before throwing out such strong opinions... If you wouldn't want it said TO YOU or ABOUT YOU, then DON'T say it about ANYONE ELSE!!!!!! People, STOP IT!!!!! @Shannon Hickey Wink - please accept my deepest sympathies to you and your family... I am a friend of Chads... I'm here if I can help in anyway, please don't hesitate..."
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hondamom943	8/12/2012 at 11:21 AM
Reply to kleigh: Good to know
there are some out there that don't judge a book by its cover. These boys were being typical young men, it was an accident -- accidents happen that is why they call them accidents. For all of you that are here to judge them -- remember KARMA is a B**CH and it will come back on you!!!! I have known this young man since the day he was born, and he was one of the most loving young men I knew, and he will surely be missed -- so to the May and Hickey families please know my heart is will you all and you definitely in my prayers!! Love, Stacey <3

smibtard	8/11/2012 at 8:49 PM
What a waste of a good truck
lets hope nobody uses there names to vote in November.
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Josbfh	8/12/2012 at 10:02 AM
Reply to smibtard: No DUI
The driver blew a .02 which is absolutEly legal so get your facts straight

hottater	8/12/2012 at 12:06 PM
Reply to smibtard: reply to jos
You say the driver blew .02 which is "legal." From the article, it states he was only 20 years old. The last I checked it was not legal for a 20-year-old to be drinking.

718102	8/12/2012 at 11:41 PM
Reply to smibtard: just want to say........................
hey, vsandsbury01,smibtard, and the rest of you judgemental morons are you really going to judge them for making a mistake,im sure youve never made a mistake,right????tell you what.feel free to make your ignorant comments,its easy to be big and bad behind a computer screen isnt it? next time post your full name,home adress,and phone number along with your ignorant comments...thanks!

GodsFlame	8/12/2012 at 2:59 PM
Wow
First off I would like to say that I went to high school with both of these young men! I am now 21 years old and have seen many of my friends die, get pregnant, or become addicted to drugs, these young men were only doing what most kids in that county do on a friday night and it's a shame to see so many people bashing them for what they did wrong! I am concerned with the people that say that this young man is evil for what he did and im sure that right now he is emotionally hurt and confused! We must pray for him as well as the family that lost there son! As I said I knew both of these young men personally and it saddens me to hear what has happend to another great young man!
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Josbfh	8/12/2012 at 8:54 PM
Reply to GodsFlame: Reply to hot tater
Obviously your aN idiot because the law states a minor can legally be .02 because of the effect of medications and it is also well under the legal limit. Knowing them closely and personally, thE rude comments are absolutely not needed. They were doing what most country Calvert counTy guys do and it went wrong. So stfu and mind your business your obviously have nothing to do but bash people who you both don't know and don't know the situation of.. That is all

lovebug1024	8/12/2012 at 7:00 PM
Disrespectful bigots
Some of these commens are so rude. First of all, if you don't know these two young men, you have no right at all to judge them or their actions, no matter what the ending result may be. I have known both of these boys for years, and it pains me and angers me to see judgment so easily passed when most of you probably don't even know the complete story; other than what the county would like to tell you. "Before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean." Second of all, the driver's charges in this situation are none of your concern, nor will you have any say in them, so shut your trap. The state's attorney will decide those, without the help if big-mouthed county residents as yourselves. Third, what does past records of SPEEDING have to do with this particular incident? If you tell me you have never sped down the road before, caught or not, your ass is going straght to hell for that ginormous lie you just told. Also, he was not "drinking & driving"; it was a .02, idiots. It will also be up to someone other than YOU to decide if he will be charged for underage consumption, so don't worry about that one either. Have some respect and take your bigoted opinions somewhere else. If you're going to comment, leave your rude comments on your own computer, not on the internet for the whole wide world to see. RIP Eddie, we love and miss you. And we'll always have your back, man. No matter what happens <3
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hondamom943	8/12/2012 at 10:00 PM
Reply to lovebug1024: Thank you so much
for the wonderful comment. You are so right, if you don't know them SHUT YOUR FACE!!! I have known Eddie since the day he was born, his mother was my best friend, and I love him and his brothers unconditionally :). This is such a tragic and freak accident. Yes, we have all done things that we shouldn't especially in our younger years. Thomas would never intentionally hurt anyone, especially his BEST FRIEND!!! So LOVEBUG -- thanks for thinking of these two young men and taking a stand for what you believe in. RIP Eddie my son -- love and miss you <3

kleigh	8/12/2012 at 10:25 PM
Reply to lovebug1024: Lovebug is right
What you wrote and the tone in which you typed it is right on the money! Some of the above statements show pure ignorance and disrespect, shame on them!! They should be on their hands and knees thanking GOD above that it wasn't a family member of THEIRS and THEY didn't receive a devastating phone call in the middle of the night... And to the DUMBA** who referred to the "herd being thinned out one idiot a time", its okay, one day when you are lying next to a loved one and watching them breath their last breath, you can eat your words, for surely we reap what we sow and what comes around goes around... you will feel the same pains and the same heartbreak in the future and that is a guarantee... One can only hope you will look upward and ask God for forgiveness, you had no right to be so cruel... If you can't be supportive, don't say NOTHING!! Didn't your mother teach you anything???? BTW, if the "idiots are being thinned out one at a time" then should it be "assumed" you're next???

LHS09party	8/12/2012 at 11:16 PM
Reply to lovebug1024: Only one response
People keep saying we should be quiet because everybody makes mistakes. My comment: my mistakes never killed anybody.

hondamom943	8/13/2012 at 12:04 AM
Reply to lovebug1024: Repsone to LHS09party
Your mistakes might not have taken a life yet, keep running your FACE -- just remember KARMA -- it will pay a visit to you!!!!

lovebug1024	8/13/2012 at 7:18 AM
Reply to lovebug1024: Reply to LHS09party:
You say your mistakes never killed anybody. I'm sure as you were making these mistakes you didn't think they would kill anybody and you didn't want to. Well, Thomas didn't want to either. He didn't think his mistakes were going to either. It's not his fault and it's wrong for all of you people who don't know him or Eddie to put the blame on him. They were having fun, and if you can't accept that, then get the hell off this thread.

vsandsbury01	8/14/2012 at 12:04 PM
Reply to lovebug1024: I don't speed....
About 20 years ago...I got stopped for "speeding" doing a 40 in a 35! On the naval base! I didn't get ticketed! That is the only time, I have ever been pulled over. SO, NO... I don't go down the ROAD SPEEDING!! Why is it hard to believe that their are people that don't speed and received tickets??!! There are many cautious drivers out there! As many as those idiotic drivers out there! I don't see this one as an "accident", HE PURPOSELY went out there with alcohol in his system (no matter the number) (under aged) and drove the vehicle in a manner....(that cause the outcome)! I am not JUST speaking toward Thomas, I DON'T LIKE ANYONE that decides to drink and drive, then don't know how to use a car, RESPONSIBLY! I don't DRIVE & DRIVE and NO I don't go down the ROAD SPEEDING! I have more sense then that!! Wondering how many people here would feel the same, if their child or family member was riding along with Thomas and they were killed? Hmmmmm.....

Ashleym42605	8/12/2012 at 8:36 PM
Rip
ACCIDENT ARE ACCIDENT WHY THE HELL IS EVERYBOBY SO JUDGMENTAL? Rip Eddie. Alan said howlin is not going to be the same with out you.
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proudmama	8/13/2012 at 1:39 PM
So sad...
I hate to see this happen. Young people think they cannot die, and sometimes do not think about what they are doing. This is what parents worry about all the time. I am so sorry for the loss of the boy, and what his friend will have to live with the rest of his life. Prayers to all involved in this tragedy.
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kentucky	8/14/2012 at 2:21 PM
RIP "Eddie May"
Most of you should be ashamed of what you are saying. This was a freak accident and noone deserved to die. I don't know how anyone could say such horrible things. RIP "Eddie".
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vsandsbury01	8/14/2012 at 5:22 PM
Reply to kentucky: No one said...
They deserved to die. Their choices and actions choose the outcome. But, no one ever said they deserved to die.

kentucky	8/15/2012 at 9:41 AM
Reply to vsandsbury01: Excuse Me!
You are right no one actually came out and said they deserved to die but, the way everyone is talking they should have just said it and been done.I'm sure those boys never thought that something like this would happen. Everyone makes mistakes.
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MrJoeDonBake	8/16/2012 at 12:44 PM
sad
A fun trick turned tragic in a second. Hopefully, this will deter other kids. My condolences to the families and the driver.
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mae_121911	8/16/2012 at 3:22 PM
RIP Eddie May
I can't believe some of the comments you assholes are leaving. Thomas and Eddie were best friends and he would never intentionally do anything to hurt Eddie. It was just a typical night for them, having fun, hanging out behind salsaritas. I hope that all of you who are being negative towards this situation get what's coming to you. Eddie was an amazing friend and all around fun person to be around. He did not deserve to die like some of you are saying. If you dont/didnt know Thomas or Eddie then don't f*cking say anything about either one of them negativly. I am friends with both of them and the situation is so sad and Thomas feels terrible about it. Rest in paradise Eddie May. We love and miss you. -to all the negative people just remember what goes around comes around and I can promise you that. it may not be today or tomorrow but it will eventually come back around and bite you in the ass!!
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vsandsbury01	8/17/2012 at 1:49 PM
Reply to mae_121911: You Are Right
Mae 121911 What goes around Comes Around and It did...

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