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20-year-old Colorado woman killed by rock thrown through windshield
NY Post ^ | 04/21/2023 | David Maurer

Posted on 04/21/2023 12:37:32 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A young Colorado woman was struck and killed by a rock somebody hurled through her windshield as she was driving home through a tony Denver suburb on Wednesday night — which authorities are investigating as part of a disturbing pattern.

Arvada resident Alexa Bartell, 20, was returning from work around 10:45 p.m. when the large rock sailed through her windowshield and hit her.

Bartell had been on the phone with a friend when the line suddenly went silent.

The pal tracked her down using her phone’s location, where she discovered Bartell’s car run off the road in a field with her body inside.

Shocking photos show the shattered windshield and the back window blown out.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: History; Local News; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: alwayslookoverpass; boulder; colorado; rock; thrown; windshield
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WTH???????
1 posted on 04/21/2023 12:37:32 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Usually there’s an overpass involved.


2 posted on 04/21/2023 12:39:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
#2: "Usually there’s an overpass involved."

Usually there is a certain protected demographic involved.

3 posted on 04/21/2023 12:41:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

The most likely demographic is homeless/meth head.


4 posted on 04/21/2023 12:45:57 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

You never know. Back in 2018 a man was killed in similar circumstances. The perps were five clean-cut white boys.

https://people.com/crime/michigan-dad-killed-rock-windshield-teens-plead-guilty/


5 posted on 04/21/2023 12:52:39 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Right Brother
You: The most likely demographic is homeless/meth head.

NY Post: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office determined that Bartell was killed by the rock, which could have been thrown from a passing car.

Not too many homeless meth heads driving cars.

6 posted on 04/21/2023 12:53:27 PM PDT by Angelino97
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For anyone curious about the attack I mentioned in post #5, here’s how the sentencing went. From Wikipedia:

“Kyle Anger, who was an adult at the time of the incident and who threw the rock that killed White pled guilty to second degree murder. He received a sentence of 3 years to 20 years in prison, with credit for 740 days already served. He was released in January 2021 after serving 39 months in prison. The 4 other teens were all sentenced on August 4, 2021 to 1 year of probation.”

How’s that for a weak slap in the wrist? Unbelievable.


7 posted on 04/21/2023 12:56:35 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: BenLurkin

This happened to my Dad and brother many years ago while driving through the ghetto. Dad was driving. Luckily the brick didn’t completely shatter windshield, and he was able to keep his composure and get to the side of the road.


8 posted on 04/21/2023 1:00:15 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Leaning Right

There was a case like this in San Diego back about 2000. A man was driving on the freeway about 2 a.m. when someone dropped a large rock or maybe a cinder block from a freeway overpass. It went through the car’s windshield and killed the man’s wife who was seated on the passenger side.


9 posted on 04/21/2023 1:07:08 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: PGR88

Bet your dad wasn’t on his cell phone! Not saying the young Lady’s results would have been different had she been totally focused on the rode, but holding a cell phone to your ear could have cause a delayed reaction time. May she RIP.


10 posted on 04/21/2023 1:09:16 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Leaning Right

White lives don’t matter?


11 posted on 04/21/2023 1:09:55 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"Shocking photos show the shattered windshield and the back window blown out."

Any idea how the back window gets "blown out"?

12 posted on 04/21/2023 1:34:55 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Democrats aren't about Socialism or Communism. They are about Ghettoism, genocide and infanticide.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Always wondered why some overpasses have tall fences on each side. Now I think I know.


13 posted on 04/21/2023 1:37:44 PM PDT by brianl703
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We were on a bus trip on Rt 3 in Connecticut when someone hurled a large rock through a side window. There were several injuries.


14 posted on 04/21/2023 1:38:19 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: BenLurkin

not this time ... heavy rocks are being thrown at high velocity from a passing pickup truck ... if both vehicles are traveling 60 mph, the striking rock has a 120 mph relative velocity ... the five recent instances in the denver area have happened several miles a part ...


15 posted on 04/21/2023 3:59:32 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So much evil.


16 posted on 04/21/2023 4:38:59 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Verginius Rufus

In 1970, I was riding my Norton motorcycle to work and a set of young people on an overpass dropped a fist-sized rock that hit me in the center of my chest.

It knocked the living crap out of me, but I stayed upright and tried to find an exit ahead of me to get off and go after those teens, but it was miles before I could get off the freeway and get back to that road and by the time I got there, they were long gone.

A nice anonymous way of killing someone.


17 posted on 04/21/2023 4:40:29 PM PDT by Chainmail (Harrassment, to be effective, must be continuous.)
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To: Autonomous User
but holding a cell phone to your ear could have cause a delayed reaction time.

While the article doesn't specify, hands-free phone connections are pretty common in automobiles these days.

18 posted on 04/21/2023 4:54:10 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
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WTH???????

Welcome to our increasing Mad Max dystopia where life is cheap and people are murdered by strangers for nothing more than recreation.

19 posted on 04/21/2023 4:55:33 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
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To: catnipman

Your math skills suck. If both car are traveling 60 mph in the same direction and you throw a rock 5 mph faster relative to the earth your rick is traveling 65 mph, relative to the other car it is traveling 5 mph.


20 posted on 04/21/2023 5:00:59 PM PDT by stockpirate (Where Justice Ends Tyranny Begins...Repression Breeds Violence)
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