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Lawyer says family is devastated
Posted: 10:22 PM May 2, 2008
 Last Updated: 10:49 AM May 4, 2008
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Funeral services followed Daniel Woods visitation at Peoples Funeral Home in Falmouth, this afternoon.

His family talked publicly about their loss, for the first time since the bus crash.

"People have just really extended themselves to the family, it really made it easier knowing that there is so much love out there and people care", said Woods' aunt, Vicki Dalton.

Investigators say the teen suffered head trauma that killed him instantly. He was a sophomore and ROTC cadet at Pendleton County Highschool.

A private burial will be held on Monday.

The parents of Daniel Wood have filed a lawsuit againt the trucking company, alleging negligence.

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Posted by: Anonymous on May 21, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Oh my god! Whoever you are(GREED) you should learn to have respect for Daniel.Do you think his family wanted him to die. What is wrong with your head, you are making this poor family sound like horrible people. You need to change the way you judge others, because when your Judgent Day comes you are probally going to be begging for forgiveness.
Posted by: Have A HEART on May 21, 2008 at 08:43 PM
My god, help these people. JUDGEMENTAL!!Words always come back to haunt you.
Posted by: Shocked on May 21, 2008 at 08:24 PM
What is wrong with you people? I can not believe what I am reading this. Quick to judge someone you do not even know at all. You all should be ashamed. I know this family and I love them. It hurts to read such hateful things. I pray they never see these comments. Does anyone REALLY KNOW what this situation is like. You do not know what this family is going through right now They are in pain,shock, CONFUSION, and they are lost without Daniel. It is so sad to see them hurt. You do not know! So show a little sympathy for both famlies involved, and keep your opinins to yourself.
Posted by: Kim Location: Kentucky on May 7, 2008 at 01:04 PM
While I can not even began to imagine the grief and loss the family are feeling, if it were my son I do know that filing a lawsuit would be the last thing on my mind. I hope the money gives them the comfort they are seeking.
Posted by: mom Location: ky on May 7, 2008 at 06:23 AM
god bless daniel.
Posted by: Concerned Parent Location: Winchester on May 5, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Wow, looks like lots of you need to look hard in the mirror. Only God can judge anyone by their actions. Everyone deals with pain and grief differently. There is no "proper" way to grieve for a lost child. You won't and can't know how you will handle it until you've had to go through it. May God have Mercy on All of you, not just the Woods family during their time of grief and the truck driver. Those of you who think you can judge, try looking at yourselves. To the Woods family-you grieve your way; what is "right" to these people is obviously not "right" for you. Oh, FYI-I am Not a lawyer. I am a woman that lost a daughter 9 yrs ago this Oct. in what was labeled a "freak accident". Was that satisfactory a reason to me? NO, but I have had to accept it, and I will continue to go on as long as God allows, with His guidance, Not the guidance people who dare to assume what is the right way for me to handle what God lays out before me. Loss of a child is a brutal blow,God help you all
Posted by: Tammy Location: Kentucky on May 5, 2008 at 09:31 AM
I'd like to start off by saying that we am very sad and heart broken by this accident and the death of this child and we hope God will bring comfort to his famy. That being said I'd like to say that i have read all of these postings and it breaks my heart to hear the hurtful mean awful things people are saying about my husband it makes me cry to see him called a murderer and things. This was an accident he didnt intentionally hit or hurt anyone. He wasnt drinking nor doing drugs nor talking on the cell phone or any other thing thats been reported. Nor is he a new inexperienced driver he been driving more than 14 years and up until this accident never had any other accidents or speeding tickets or any other type of ticket, and has no criminal record of any kind, all of this will come out so all of you who are judging him before the facts are known please stop to think of what you and your family might feel if you were in an accident and had to hear all of this about yourself. TY
Posted by: Anne Location: Pike on May 5, 2008 at 08:26 AM
My mothers whole family lives in Falmouth and the roads out in the country are really curvy and dangerous. Especially if your'e not used to them. I cant believe people on here are "assuming" these parents are greedy and not overwhelmed with grief over their son. You are not them so u do not know what is going on. We are always so quick to judge. Shame on you for saying these things. Sometimes we should keep our opinions to ourselves. God Bless this family. My prayers are with you.
Posted by: To Crystal Location: Frankin on May 5, 2008 at 08:22 AM
How much do you get? The family needs no protection...Now what is the excuse?How do the children that survived need protection? They were fortunate enough to live thru this terrible ACCIDENT.God spared them.Evidence will prove any and all that is needed to show who was at fault and exactly what happened. Your family is money hungry and I hope your cousin visits them when they are living off of a lawsuit gained from his death.I don't know how in the world you could uphold them in their decision to file a suit even before the kid had arrived at the funeral home! I understand they want answers and even monetary damages. But poor taste about the timing.Very poor! It leaves the question to anyone reading the story " Is money all these people think about and that they never cared about this poor kid." I wouldn't defend them if I were you. It makes you look as bad as they are.
Posted by: ls Location: KY on May 5, 2008 at 08:17 AM
God be with this family and all the others involved in this. It doesn't matter which side you are on, it is a terrible tragedy. I don't know who has been talking to the parents or their reasoning on the lawsuit so soon; however, I don't think people should be so quick to judge. I pray that you will never have to go through something like this.
Posted by: Elise Location: Lexington on May 5, 2008 at 06:46 AM
It wouldn't matter if the attorney were a family friend. The first instinct is grief not money. Apparently these "parents" are more concerend with their bank account then their children. When a child dies you will be in shock, and cry, be angry, all those emotions. Your first thought is not going to be "Let me run down and sue these people, then we'll do the funeral arrangements" that is just wrong and I don't care how you look at it. Dissect it any way you wish. The bottom line is this...these people are far more concerned with lawsuits and money than they are about the welfare of their surviving children. The first instinct was not in burying their deceased child but in filing a lawsuit. I bet they stopped at the courthouse on the way to pick out the poor child's casket. I hope someone else is watching the other kids. If this is how they felt about the older one I can only imagine the younger ones. Feel sorry for the surviving kids not the parents
Posted by: crystal franklin Location: carrollton,ky on May 4, 2008 at 09:12 PM
i am the cousin of the teen killed and our family needs a lawyer to protect us,protect evidence and protect the children that survived,including his two siblings that were on that bus.if our judicial system wasnt so crazy parents wouldnt have to think of lawsuits in a time of tradgedy.
Posted by: On The Location: Lighter Side on May 4, 2008 at 09:08 PM
An old man is on his death bed dying. He is surrounded by his loving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. As he is about to take his last breath, a child asks: "Grandpa, after you die do you want to be buried or cremated?" The old man smiles and his last words are: "Surprise me."
Posted by: English Location: Teacher on May 4, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Just wonder what the word is for a parent who looses thier child to death. Although, there are many words in the English language, to the best of my knowledge there is not one for this situation.
Posted by: Rest Location: In Peace on May 4, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Isn't our Higher Power (GOD) Awesome, how he showed mercy on this child and allowed him to be taken home. That is the way I would want to go is quick, and not have to suffer in a hospital bed, or be have to depend on my family for all my daily needs. Also, what about letting go and letting God take care of this.
Posted by: sad Location: Kentucky on May 4, 2008 at 06:06 PM
it does not make much since why wasn't the board of education in pendleton Co. sued and the bus driver. that was were the child was and why is everyone blaming the trucking company and the driver for the accident. what if after the invesigation the bus and the driver are responsible. my the lord be with the family during this diffcult time of the loss of there son and not just focus on money.
Posted by: Lorie Location: Lewistown on May 4, 2008 at 03:03 PM
This is such a sad story. I couldn't believe, though, that the parents even have the presense of mind to file a suit. They have to be in shock, so don't judge them too harshly. I'm wondering if this attorney is the family lawyer or an ambulance chaser who is the one seeing dollar signs.
Posted by: Informed Location: Pendelton on May 4, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Sad.. As your typical cut downs of KVE and their staff bug me I followed up on the numbers left by you or your fellow posters. On another page you gave the phone number to KVE. I called and spoke to a weekend dispatcher. She said that the TACT you speak of is typically once every two weeks, except during a "blitz" and the same few Officers work it while the others still work their regular county assignment. I then looked at the kycourts website and see that KVE writes more citations by a long shot in Pendleton County than another other agency there combined. I love seeing KVE on US 27 as I drive it daily and hope they stay. They have done a great job and your personal vendetta against their boss sickens me because you two or three people constantly post on things like this tragedy. I am not posting to start a war of numbers or comments against you, but I think you are leaving a bad taste in the mouth of the readers about KVE. Those guys work hard and I hope they continue their work
Posted by: Sad Location: Ky on May 4, 2008 at 07:51 AM
The only thing I will remember is that a terrible ACCIDENT happened and the child killed parent's get rich off of it!
Posted by: Greed Location: Ky on May 4, 2008 at 07:47 AM
I'd hate to think I was so money hungry that my child's body wasn't even cold before I ran to sue someone!! I don't blame them for filing a lawsuit.....But the same day the child died????Come on people that is ridiculous and greedy!
Posted by: Lisa Location: Lexington on May 4, 2008 at 05:15 AM
To make sure I am correct...the child's burial is Monday and the parents filed a lawsuit Friday May 2? Before their son was even buried, they filed a lawsuit? Are you kidding me? I'm glad to see they didn't let grief stand in their way of the almighty dollar. I guess we know where their loayties lie and apparently not with the children. They should be spending their time comforting the surviving children right now. Not focusing on lawsuits. Their children need them more than ever at this time. Had this happened to one of my children I couldn't even think of anything else but my grief. But I apparently think more of my children than I do my bank account. Silly me! Not all of us have an attorney on speed dial in situations like this. Most normal people focus on family and how to get through the funeral not the quickest way to the courthouse.
Posted by: Erin Location: Lexington on May 3, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Why is everyone seeming to blame the truck driver? The school bus driver could have been more responsible for this than him. People are quick to sue but they should not just automatically blame the truck driver just because he is working for a fairly new company. Just because the school bus driver has worked for the school system for so many years does not mean anything. Another factor to consider is the condition of the road. Everyone saw on the news where that family said that they stopped counting wrecks after 25. It's a bad road and insead of sueing the trucking company perhaps the family should sue the state for not maintaing safe roads.
Posted by: Lori Location: Kentucky on May 3, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Wow! I would be grieving the death of my child for months not thinking of filing a lawsuit 2/3 days later. I'm glad they didn't let their child's death deter them in any way. I mean after all they do have other children that are no doubt tramuatized by the untimely death of a sibling. Instead of comforting them...file a lawsuit. That will make you feel a lot better. They could have at least waited until after the wake. Bury him and let the dirt settle. This must be a new record. Congratulations on caring more about the money than your child. Bravo!!!!!
Posted by: PENNY Location: hazard on May 3, 2008 at 09:06 PM
MONEY CANT BRING THE CHILD BACK.
Posted by: jane Location: ky on May 3, 2008 at 08:52 PM
There are more ways of causing accidents than just being under the influence. Excessive speed is one easy way. Tailgating is another. Not knowing enough about your vehicle to keep it under control is another. Changing lanes without looking or signaling is a very easy way to cause a bad chain reaction. Just looking at the accident photos it is easy to see that the curve isn't banked. With a top heavy vehicle like a dump truck, you'd probably need to slow down to about 15 mph to make the turn safely. It you didn't, your momentum would cause the vehicle to go up on two wheels and possibly flip, which is what happened. That isn't a freak accident, it is driver error. I'm sorry if the driver is going through hell, but I'd be sorrier if he wasn't. Slowing down to a safe speed is the responsibility of the driver. It isn't the responsibility of the county or state to straighten every curve so we can drive like NASCAR.
Posted by: concerned on May 3, 2008 at 08:50 PM
I can not believe the comments of some of the people... what if this man is a honest hard working man that would not purposely hurt anyone and it was an accident... some of the statements talk about the roads being so bad and curvey and they say that the road has caused all kinds of accidents. Lets see if the man or the company is in fault before we blame that man who was in an accident too.
Posted by: Anymous Location: Ky on May 3, 2008 at 08:21 PM
I am seeing Dollar signs$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Posted by: newswatcher Location: lexington on May 3, 2008 at 06:36 PM
I'm glad to see that the parents aren't letting grief get in the way of filing a lawsuit. With siblings who were witness to the horrific scene of their brother's death, I was worried they might be concerned with other matters. And they managed to get the suit filed even before visitation started...awesome!
Posted by: Accidents Happen Location: KY on May 3, 2008 at 06:20 PM
While I sympathize with the family who has lost their child....How in the world do they have mind enough to think of suing this soon? If I lost my child I wouldn't have enough sense to get out of the rain.I don't want to make it sound like I am cold hearted but how can they be thinking of money? I understand they want everything documented all the i's dotted and t's crossed.If the truck driver has drugs or alcohol in his system he deserves time over this. If not, I don't think he would hit a school bus on purpose.Freak accidents happen all the time and there is no explanation for them.It is so sad that this had to happen.I would say the truck driver is going thru a hell of his own right now.
Posted by: citizen on May 3, 2008 at 02:07 PM
My heart breaks for the family, but also if this driver wasnt under the influence or drugs then he may not have been able to prevent this horriable accident. Freak accidents do happen to good people. I was hit by a man doing a U-turn in the road and tried to avoid the accident, but it ended up being my fault. How this happened is a shock to me. So things to happen to good people for no reason. Don't point fingers until you know what actually happened. Everyone is so ready to blame the TRUCKERS. Sorry for the boy. May God watch over his family in their time of sorrow
Posted by: jame Location: ky on May 3, 2008 at 01:23 PM
I don't generally believe in suing. Too many lawsuits are more about revenge or getting rich than righting wrongs from what I can see. However, in this case, I really believe a lawsuit is warranted. Both commercial and private drivers are not being held accountable for breaking the laws, and this is the result. Until drivers become afraid of the consequences of breaking the law, we will continue to see these senseless deaths. I feel like I am taking my like in my hands everytime I go to Cincinnati. I have spent five years fighting for my child's life at UK and Cincinnati Children's. I'm afraid I'll win that fight only to lose her to a speeding semi. I keep posting on here hoping to start a dialogue among concerned citizens that will push our state government to do something about it. There is no reason why a lightly populated state like Kentucky should have the same number of traffic deaths as a state like Virginia or Ohio. Do we matter less than them?
Posted by: kathy Location: wayland on May 3, 2008 at 09:04 AM
i think charges should be filed against the driver cause he is as much to blame as the owner
Posted by: so sad Location: jackson co on May 3, 2008 at 08:35 AM
I understand wanting the records preserved but the police should be investigating and getting all the records anyways. Suing won't bring your child back.
Posted by: Sad Location: Northern Ky on May 3, 2008 at 07:24 AM
The family should contact Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement (KVE) and find out if they have ever had any dealings with this company. Many new companies don’t have the proper paperwork and insurance to run a trucking business. I am not sure KVE will be able to help, because they do not do much with trucks in that area. All new truck companies should be mandated to be audited and inspected by state officials before putting a truck on the roadway. Problem is that the state lacks the manpower and has tried to save $ by cutting back on enforcement. This family needs to contact the state and find out why these new trucking companies are allowed to run amuck on our roadways. Call KVE at 1800-928-2402. Ask to talk to the Commissioner. Find out why Northern KY KVE is forced to work TACT on the I75 and forced to stop cars to make profit only. They should be working U.S and State routes taking these unsafe trucks off the roadway. If this Company is at fault I hope they bury them 6 feet under.
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