I finished the story on him and it made the headlines two weeks in a row! The story got around America, reporters and news channels 'young boy drives off a cliff' and 'the tragic downfall' were all over the news but it was my story that made headlines, 'The Killer Phone'.
The Killer Phone
By: Cassandra Blacksmith
Jack Hendrick was a 15 year old boy, who unfortunately lost his
life because of a phone. The 15 yr old boy was riding with his friend
Sutton Mathews, the driver, and Louis Ken. 16 year old Sutton was
the driver of the off road buggy with young
Louis in the back, and Jack in the front passenger seat.
It seems none of the boys werewearing seatbelts during the
accident. Apparently minutes before the accident the boys engaged
in a twitter war with a fellow classmate who wishes to remain
anonymous. When Jack began to live stream himself and the two
two other passenger's, throwing threats at his followers. Sutton
Mathews egged the behavior along with his friend Louis.
The lack of attention to the road due to devices caused the driver
to miss a bump on the track, and the buggy proceeded to roll
forward several times before finally flipping off a cliff. The buggy
with its passengers, descended over 500ft down into a uncharted
river. Unfortunately there were no survivors, and the search for the
bodies proved a hard task. Mainly because due to the rough waters
and sharp rocks, the boys bodies were ripped apart and carried all
over the river.
The whole tragedy was caught live on young Jacks twitter page
with over 2,000 people watching at the time but netted over 10
million views, before police had the video taken down. Due to this
tragedy, many parents have removed their teens phones with great
reason. I think we should take this whole situation as a warning. To
NEVER use any kind of device or distraction while operating a
vehicle. Stay safe out there.
C.B