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William Wardrip
Barely two months into a new school year, the San Diego area witnessed the second death by automobile of a local teen who was not wearing a seat belt.
According to authorities, William Wardrip, 16, of Encinitas, died and three others were injured in Fairbanks Ranch after the car they were in went off the roadway on a curve and rolled over in the early morning hours Sunday.
The crash took place around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 17000 block of San Dieguito Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities said Wardrip, a Santa Fe Christian junior, was seated in the back and was not wearing a seat belt when he was ejected from the car and died at the scene.
CHP officers indicated that a 16-year-old boy was driving the 1999 Lexus GL 470, adding alcohol or drugs were not factors.
The crash comes less than a month after Alex Capozza, 17, died when a speeding car driven by a classmate at Torrey Pines High School crashed in nearby Rancho Santa Fe.
While nothing will bring back either of these boys, both incidents will hopefully serve as a wakeup call to both teens and their parents.
Seat belts can save lives is a message that ALL parents and schools should be providing.
Secondly, while many of us will be the first to admit we did some crazy things back in our days as students, why were these young boys out in the wee hours of the morning and not at home or safely tucked away in a friend's home for the night?
Parents need to step up to the plate and know where their kids plan to be before saying it is okay to head out for the night.
It may seem like too much parenting at times to the kids, but returning home safely at a decent hour is certainly better than the alternative.
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