Posted on 04/05/2006 11:51:32 PM PDT by SUSSA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Wyandotte County, Kan., prosecutors filed charges Wednesday in a wreck that killed a former football coach at Olathe North High School.
David K. Bassore, 51, of Liberty, was driving home from work Monday on Interstate 35 near the 18th Street Expressway exit when his pickup truck was clipped by a Dodge Neon. Bassore's pickup went off the road, rolling twice before it stopped on its side. Bassore was thrown from the vehicle. He died at the scene.
Prosecutors charged the driver of the Neon, 16-year-old Raul Cabrera, of Shawnee, Kan., with one count of involuntary manslaughter in juvenile court.
Officials said Cabrera is an illegal immigrant, and the judge decided the teen should remain in custody.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is still investigating the fatal wreck, but they suspect Cabrera was drag racing with another car.
KMBC's Maria Antonia reported that Cabrera's mother said her son was not racing; he was being chased by another driver and that he had been followed for several days.
Officials said they are considering charging Cabrera as an adult or upping the charge to second-degree murder.
Vigil Held For Coach
Bassore had recently resigned from his coaching position at Olathe after being at the school a year.
David Bassore
Wednesday night, Olathe students held a vigil for their former coach.
"He'd probably say, 'What are you guys crying over me for? I want you guys to be positive and happy,'" football player Jarod Milo said.
"Really made you feel at home, at school, and made it a fun thing and brought a smile to everybody," student Kim Burnell said. "We just want to get people involved and let them know who he was and if they didn't know him, let them know what a great person he was."
"He loved every player on his team and we loved him back," football player Raymond Due said.
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A 16 year-old illegal immigrant with a car.
My mind boggles at how he got one and how he was allowed to keep it.
It makes me sick that Kansas is now being infested with the little cockroaches. One of the reasons I left LA was the amount of illegals penetrating the city. Now that I'm back in Kansas, I see more and more of them.
You mean to tell me that you can tell if a person is an illegal alien just by looking at them. How did you acquire this amazing power? Face it. You're a racist. Go back to DU where you belong.
Thrown from the car I guess he didnt have his seat belt on the dummy.
Nope. Why do you think you can get away with a remark like that? Who do you think you are?
Want to know who I think you are? You're the last person I would ever want to speak for Americans on any subject. You are a large problem for all Americans, because you are such a small person.
Why don't you go look in the mirror and repeat your comment?
Not a pretty picture, I'll bet.
I guess their "explanation" is evolving into...."A hate-filled gapped tooth white man was chasing us, and yelling racist things. We were afraid for our lives".
The obvious question is...how do you have a car chase for "several days"?
Yeah...I heard L.A. was missing a kook.
It makes me sicker than Kansas is apparently being infested with racist morons like yourself.
Kansas does not appear to be one of those states that hands out licenses to illegals. So this kid must not have had one.
http://www.ksrevenue.org/dmvproof.htm
Wrong link, but stil the same:
http://www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl/drivers/idrequirements.htm
http://www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl/drivers/gradlaw.htm
Maybe he doesn't have one or got one with a phony ID. The article says He's an illegal.
You sound like a horrible human being.
Please note that this is not a personal attack, but a logical conclusion based upon observable data.
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