Wht95Lightning
11-28-2006, 10:19 AM
This story really got my dander up. Manslaughter??? :flaming:
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/16107639.htm
Crash kills couple; driver hospitalized
By BILL MILLER
Star-Telegram Staff Writers
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A couple in their 70s died late Sunday when a reported drunken driver ran a red light and smashed into their Cadillac. They were a mile from their home near Texas Christian University.
FORT WORTH -- Norman and Monika Dewar made it a point to celebrate life and especially family.
On Sunday night the longtime residents of the Tanglewood neighborhood drove to see the Christmas lights at the nearby home of their oldest son, Tom, a Fort Worth physician.
But on the way home, both were killed when their Cadillac was struck by a sport utility vehicle driven by a man who, according to police, was drunk. Norman was 75 and Monika was 71. They are survived by four sons and 10 grandchildren.
Mario Dorsey, 27, was speeding southbound on South Hulen when he ran a red light at the Bellaire Drive intersection, said Fort Worth police Sgt. Rodney Bangs of the traffic investigation unit.
Dorsey's Ford Escape slammed into the blue Cadillac belonging to the Dewars, according to police reports. Dorsey was being treated Monday at John Peter Smith Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. His condition was not released. He was also arrested on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxicated assault, according to the reports.
Clifford Fisher, a 24-year-old passenger in the Escape, was in critical condition at JPS late Sunday, Bangs said.
The wreck occurred about one mile from the home where the couple, married since 1959, had lived for 42 years.
Their youngest son, John, said his parents' lives had shown them the importance of family and community service. Both had seen war. Norman was a naval officer during the Korean War and Monika, a native of Germany, had witnessed the bombing of Dresden as a child during World War II.
"(The war) affected her," John said of his mother. "She always said we have to celebrate the good times, because the bad times will come."
They were longtime members at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, John said.
Norman, a native of Boston who became an accomplished insurance salesman, was active in the Boy Scouts and watched each of his sons earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the organization's highest award.
Monika earned a nursing degree in 1975 at TCU, where she would later become a nursing instructor, John said.
After a career working at local hospitals, she turned her attention to child advocacy, helping children caught in the mazes of the judicial system.
Last year, Child Advocates of Tarrant County named her child advocate of the year, John said.
But, he added, Norman played an important role in his wife's work by driving her all over the state to meet with children and accompanying them at various court hearings.
"They both had a lot of love for those kids," John said. "Here at their house there is a letter on the printer that she must have written a few hours before her death. It's a long letter to one of the kids, and I have to make sure that child gets it."
Staff Writers Melody McDonald and Dan X. McGraw contributed to this report.
Bill Miller, (817) 390-7684 wmiller@star-telegram.com (wmiller@star-telegram.com)
Please, let's keep an eye on eachother. If you see a friend or relative or even a stranger that's too drunk to drive, make sure they don't.
Gary
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/16107639.htm
Crash kills couple; driver hospitalized
By BILL MILLER
Star-Telegram Staff Writers
http://www.dfw.com/images/dfw/dfw/16108/259469241584.jpg
NBC5i.com
A couple in their 70s died late Sunday when a reported drunken driver ran a red light and smashed into their Cadillac. They were a mile from their home near Texas Christian University.
FORT WORTH -- Norman and Monika Dewar made it a point to celebrate life and especially family.
On Sunday night the longtime residents of the Tanglewood neighborhood drove to see the Christmas lights at the nearby home of their oldest son, Tom, a Fort Worth physician.
But on the way home, both were killed when their Cadillac was struck by a sport utility vehicle driven by a man who, according to police, was drunk. Norman was 75 and Monika was 71. They are survived by four sons and 10 grandchildren.
Mario Dorsey, 27, was speeding southbound on South Hulen when he ran a red light at the Bellaire Drive intersection, said Fort Worth police Sgt. Rodney Bangs of the traffic investigation unit.
Dorsey's Ford Escape slammed into the blue Cadillac belonging to the Dewars, according to police reports. Dorsey was being treated Monday at John Peter Smith Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. His condition was not released. He was also arrested on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxicated assault, according to the reports.
Clifford Fisher, a 24-year-old passenger in the Escape, was in critical condition at JPS late Sunday, Bangs said.
The wreck occurred about one mile from the home where the couple, married since 1959, had lived for 42 years.
Their youngest son, John, said his parents' lives had shown them the importance of family and community service. Both had seen war. Norman was a naval officer during the Korean War and Monika, a native of Germany, had witnessed the bombing of Dresden as a child during World War II.
"(The war) affected her," John said of his mother. "She always said we have to celebrate the good times, because the bad times will come."
They were longtime members at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, John said.
Norman, a native of Boston who became an accomplished insurance salesman, was active in the Boy Scouts and watched each of his sons earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the organization's highest award.
Monika earned a nursing degree in 1975 at TCU, where she would later become a nursing instructor, John said.
After a career working at local hospitals, she turned her attention to child advocacy, helping children caught in the mazes of the judicial system.
Last year, Child Advocates of Tarrant County named her child advocate of the year, John said.
But, he added, Norman played an important role in his wife's work by driving her all over the state to meet with children and accompanying them at various court hearings.
"They both had a lot of love for those kids," John said. "Here at their house there is a letter on the printer that she must have written a few hours before her death. It's a long letter to one of the kids, and I have to make sure that child gets it."
Staff Writers Melody McDonald and Dan X. McGraw contributed to this report.
Bill Miller, (817) 390-7684 wmiller@star-telegram.com (wmiller@star-telegram.com)
Please, let's keep an eye on eachother. If you see a friend or relative or even a stranger that's too drunk to drive, make sure they don't.
Gary