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Post by k9krap on Apr 10, 2022 4:35:55 GMT -5
24 years old. Tried to cross an interstate on foot in FL at 0630 yesterday and a dump truck ran over him. Wow. Just wow. I had forgotten that he used to play for Washington.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 10, 2022 8:54:24 GMT -5
Incredibly sad and disturbing.
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Post by minx on Apr 11, 2022 8:58:54 GMT -5
Very tragic. I had read that while he was with the Steelers, he wasn't expected to see the field much if at all. I can't stop thinking that he decided this was the end of the road, and made some sort of internal bet with God - "If I make it across this highway, it means I was meant to play football...."
Depression and the weight of people's unrealistic expectations can fuck you up big time.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 11, 2022 12:05:14 GMT -5
Hate to speculate on something like that but since absolutely no one that any of us know has any attachment to him or his family.... a very young man in top physical condition, a professional athlete, would certainly be more fit to successfully cross a busy highway than say, me. Freak accidents do happen all the time (for example, he could have tripped) and other possibilities may exist as well. We may never know and even worse, no one will.
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Post by minx on Apr 11, 2022 12:39:19 GMT -5
Very true.
I feel very, very sorry for the driver of the truck as well. No one expects someone to be trying to cross the interstate, let alone at night so I suspect the driver didn't have a full chance to react. Must be very traumatic for them as well.
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Post by minx on Apr 13, 2022 14:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by k9krap on Apr 21, 2022 5:24:15 GMT -5
Ah, he was looking for gas.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on May 23, 2022 19:05:59 GMT -5
According to the University of California, Davis, and other universities, someone of Haskins' weight, 230 pounds (104 kilograms), would have needed at least 10 drinks in the hours before his death to reach that level. He also had the strong painkiller ketamine and its metabolite norketamine in his system. The drug can be prescribed by a doctor, but can also be abused recreationally. The report does not say why the former Ohio State University star had it in his system.
Ketamine and booze. If the truck didn't get him that other shit would've sooner or later.
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Post by minx on May 24, 2022 15:39:34 GMT -5
Yeah. It's sad to read so many athletes who rely on booze, pills or both to play because of injuries - don't know if he was one, but you read about a lot of football and hockey players who play through injuries or come back earlier than they should and rely on painkillers and steroids.
Terrible thing for his family. I doubt the autopsy is going to bring them any peace.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on May 24, 2022 15:46:32 GMT -5
2. Real money is a gateway drug.
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Post by minx on May 24, 2022 16:45:04 GMT -5
4. Cause it's not real - it will only be there for a few short years unless you invest it wisely. 5. Not everyone will get a cushy job when their sports career ends, so see number 3 & 4.
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Post by k9krap on May 24, 2022 18:43:45 GMT -5
Um, someone left out 3.
If marijuana was federally legal, it could solve a lot of these issues.
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