Sleeping Cobb teen killed when pickup smashes into house

ajc.com ^ | 6/8/08 | By S.A. REID

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Kevin Morgan was jolted awake by what sounded like an explosion. Then he heard something worse: an anguished mother crying for help.

A Ford F-250 pickup truck driven by a woman suspected of being drunk careened through Morgan's Cobb County neighborhood early Sunday before plowing into -- and through -- the home of one of his neighbors.

The massive truck killed 14-year-old Elliot Savary as he slept and injured his sister Leah, who is 13.

Morgan was among the first neighbors to run to the aid of the teens' parents -- the mother frantically seeking help while her husband, Linley Savary, tore through debris looking for his kids.

"The truck is in my kids' bedroom . . . I believe Elliot dead," the elder Savary told Morgan.

Morgan ran to the rear of the seriously damaged house and was able to get far enough inside to confirm the father's fear. He could hear the girl crying as police arrived.

Pierce said police believe Janette L. Eason, 44, of Dallas, was driving drunk when she turned into the quiet neighborhood and weaved down a residential street, knocking down at least three mailboxes and small utility boxes along the way, before slamming into the Savarys' one-story home.

Pierce said the fatal wreck happened after Eason had an altercation with her husband at a Powder Springs location. Police were called to the location, but she drove off in the maroon F-250 before officers arrived. She later ran a stop sign at Macedonia and Old Lost Mountain roads before turning into the victims' neighborhood.

The truck entered through the Savarys' garage and then briefly exited the home then reentered and plowed through Elliot's bedroom, running over him. The truck pushed him through a wall into a second bedroom where his sister slept.

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According to police, the truck that killed Elliott Savary as he slept entered the house through the side of the garage.

Police say Janette L. Eason drove a pickup truck through the Savary family home early Sunday morning in Cobb County near Powder Springs. S. A. Reid / AJC

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[DemforBush]

How awful!

Prayers for the family.

[oldenuff2no]

OK, lets get back to reality and tell the simple truth. An F250 is not a massive truck, it is a three quarter ton full sized pickup.
These are the same type of media lies that make every cap gun a “high powered assault weapon.”
When ever you hear massive exaggerations that are this far from the truth you know that there is an ulterior motive at work in the background.

[Kate of Spice Island]

By looking at the house, I'd say it is massive. It wasn't like it was a Yugo or a VW Rabbit.

And your pat remarks don't take away the fact that a kid was killed in his sleep as a result of the truck plowing through the house by a drunk.

[VRWC For Truth]

Wow. Drove through the whole hose.

[Emmett McCarthy]

There had to be substantial speed involved here or some crazy lady with her foot jammed on the gas pedal the whole time - maybe both.

[GOP_Lady]

This nearly happened to me in the city where I used to live. Cars would miss the stop sign. They would end up in my front yard, drive across my front yard, and exit out my driveway. One came within 6 feet from the head of my bed one night while I was sleeping, and I didn’t even know it until my husband showed me the tire tracks the next day. God bless the teen and his family and friends.

[raybbr]

OK, lets get back to reality and tell the simple truth. An F250 is not a massive truck, it is a three quarter ton full sized pickup. These are the same type of media lies that make every cap gun a “high powered assault weapon.” When ever you hear massive exaggerations that are this far from the truth you know that there is an ulterior motive at work in the background.

Reality? Or hyperbole?

Did you miss the pictures?

[Southerngl]

Had a drunk driver hit me, put the car in reverse instead of drive and then thought he was stomping the brake to stop when he realized he was rolling into traffic, but he was stomping the gas. He hit a curb and went airborned landing on us.

[GOP_Lady]

And yes, the people who would miss the stop sign were drunk, leaving a bar at the end of the street. That's when everything started. I called the cops one night and watched them give a sobriety test to a lady.

[proxy_user]

Some people in that situation put up a steel guardrail in a strategic spot in from of their house.

[GOP_Lady]

The City wouldn’t put up a guardrail, which I asked for. They said it was against state law in that particular situation because someone (the driver) could get hurt. After the City placed a group home next to me, I moved out. Now, I have 4 acres, peace and quiet. :-)

[LibWhacker]

The truck entered through the Savarys' garage and then briefly exited the home then reentered and plowed through Elliot's bedroom, running over him.

Fry her. That said, this was no accident. Sounds like she had something against somebody in that house.

[dr_lew]

The house is at the center of this Google Maps view. If you pan to the right you can see the probable trajectory of the truck. The ajc article is evidently in error when it says that the truck "turned into the quiet neighborhood and weaved down a residential street ..." The same article states that "She later ran a stop sign at Macedonia and Old Lost Mountain roads before turning into the victims' neighborhood." It seems evident that she was traveling west on Macedonia, flew across Old Lost Mountain, and continued at full speed down Legend Hollow in more or less a straight line, right into the house.

[TriGirl]

This just happened to a house about 4 down from us. Someone missed the stop sign and drove right through the couples master bedroom. They thank goodness were still watching T.V. at 11:30 at night or I think it oould have killed them. Took this past month to fix all the damage, this week they had 5 HUGE boulders placed it their yard around the house. We laughed at that and said they look like launching pads!

[machogirl]

a very strategic move

[GOP_Lady]

I’m glad that your neighbors are okay. :-)

[redstateconfidential]

Being hit by a DUI driver years ago, I could count on the cops to show up some time if I saw (and called in) a dangerous, weaving erratic driver.Not anymore, they never show up even when I followed one for 30 miles as he ran people off the road.

[oldenuff2no]

I saw the pictures. If a truly massive truck like a 40,000# Mac 10 wheel tractor had hit the place it would not still be standing. One of the really massive dump trucks they use in the open pit mines has tires almost as tall as that house.
An F250 is nothing more than a full sized pickup. I drive a dual cab F250 4X4. I hear this attitude from the people who drive roller-skates and don't want to share the road with more traditional vehicles. The safety of my family is my paramount concern when I hit the highway. What is real and true is that others don't want to spend the money to attain that level of safety so they want me to degrade my families safety down to their level so they can feel safer. Sorry but I value my family more than that. I also usually have a stock trailer behind me and need the power of the larger engine, diesel, and the weight of the truck itself to keep the trailer behind me where it belongs.

[mowowie]

When I was a teenager an old buddy was beeping outside one night to go for a ride in a borrowed, giant boat of a car from the 70’s.
I Declined, Thank god. A Few hours later he drove it completely into somebody’s livingroom.
No injuries, the people were in bed at the time.

I feel bad for this boy and his family.
The Woman is in for a world of hurt.