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Groveland Student Identified as Crash Victim

Holly Huynh would have been 10 years old in December.

 

Monday is likely to be a sad day at Groveland Elementary.

Holly Huynh, one of the school's students, has been identified as the child who died in Wednesday night's car crash on the Rt. 611 Bypass.

Police said Friday that Huynh was 9 years old and would have celebrated her 10th birthday in December.

The mother of one of Huynh's classmates remembered her Friday as "always smiling, laughing and just full of life."

Holly was killed in the two-car collision, which happened around 6:45 p.m. near the Broad Street exit of the Bypass.

Her grandmother, Suzanne Berry, 55, of Plumstead, was flown from the scene to Temple University Hospital in "extremely critical" condition. Berry remained in critical condition Friday, authorities said.

Bucks County investigators believe the driver of a Ford Mustang may have been speeding when he hit Berry's Honda CRV from behind, forcing her off the road.

That driver, Drew Bodden, 37, of Plumstead, has a history of traffic violations. In 2007, he pleaded guilty to driving without a licence and exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 miles an hour, according to court records.

Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said a team of investigators is scrutinizing the crash and will decide soon whether to press charges.

 

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Related Topics: Car Crash, Holly Huynh, and Rt. 611 crash

DaveCave

6:49 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Check out Drew Bodden's Facebook page photos. You should see what he did with that car, so unnecessary for a car to drive on the road around town and on the highway. Also he loved to take photos of alcoholic beverages as well. I wonder if he was drinking that night.

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matt fennell

9:18 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Let me tell you something, I know Drew well enough. Hes a regular responsible family man. Has some hot rods, so what. And I do know he dont drink, then drive a automobile. I know him well enough to stick up for him. I know he feels absolutely beyond terrible with the innocent little girl, let the police do their job. The bad mouthing has gotta stop. Everyone should keep their mouth shut till the facts are released. It was a accident.

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Inlovebucks

4:34 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Matt, I too know Drew and will second what you said. I am so sick of people bad mouthing him. This was an accident. If I judged everyone by their Facebook page, what type of person would that make me...shallow. Get a life DaveCave. It's called a hobby.

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Bruce Yan

5:25 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

@Dirt....tell your wife to withhold pain meds, maybe then Drew will feel 1% of what Holly's parents feel.

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MGM

10:27 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

If he wasn't drinking then that just makes him plain stupid. An accident, yes, perhaps a bit of showing off behind the wheel, who knows? The way both of the cars looked and the fact that the CRV flipped several times & the occupants being ejected, I highly doubt it was a low speed impact. But, he'll likely find some scumbag to defend him & get him off scott free. One can only hope he at least has a conscience .

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Lynne Hackett

12:06 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Drew is and always has been an asshole. He is not a responsible family man. He is not married, can't commit, has always acted as if he is 16.

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Chris

12:10 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Drinking or not this idiot Drew guy obviously has a lead foot and feels like he has to show off in his Mustang. Just in May 2012 he pled guilty for failing to obey rafic control devices, and in 2007 driving without a license and speeding. Wonder why he lost his license?? This wasn't just an "accident". It was gross negligence and I hope he is charged with homicide.

J

7:03 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

I also like fast cars and alcohol. BEWARE! I will inevitably kill someone!

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DaveCave

7:12 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Stupid sarcasm on your part. It shows his mindset and his priorities. If you have the same then I guess you will end up killing an innocent child like he did. You are a complete ding dong to be joking about her death.

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DaveCave

7:14 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

And by the way, am sure the prosecutors are checking out his Facebook page too since it's now a CRIMINAL investigation.

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J

7:17 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Obviously you should be the judge, since you excel at it.

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KathyJ.

8:41 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

@DaveCave....don't worry, in these situations, the authorities check Facebook first to make their case. I am sure they downloaded all of the incriminating pictures before Drew's family shut down his FB page. Guess the family thought the pictures were a problem too.

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Lynne Hackett

1:09 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

More than likely you will. Hope is not only yourself and not a 9 year old child

Melissa

7:09 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

J..that is the most stupid thing I have ever read! A little girl died and a man has to live with the fact that he caused it.

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J

7:12 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

My post was sarcasm in response to DaveCave ignorant judgement. I agree it is extremely stupid!

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DaveCave

7:40 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

J why would you use sarcasm anyway. Why do you think it's now a criminal investigation? Most likely because he was driving way the hell to fast and he could have been drunk driving, having just come back from eating out.

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jake

10:04 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012

i knew holly from kindergarden

Mm

7:11 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

You forget to also mention the pictures of him with his beloved family and friends, and pictures of pets and him having a fun time with nothing to do with alcohol and cars. Tragic- yes. It's a time for community to pull together for everyone- Mr. Bodden is a graduate of our high school, a business owner and a good man. It is human nature to blame and point fingers but we do not know all of the facts and I'd guarantee there isn't a human who hadn't made a mistake they heavily regret.

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Jo Jo Berl

8:53 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Well then I'm so glad that his BELOVED family and friends find comfort in knowing that his speeding over 75 mph was just fine. And the community to pull together for what? For him for homicide by vehicle because of stupidity? Well boo hoo for him having to live with whatever. At least he will live. And being a business owner as well as the grandmother of Holly, he should have known better. Let me know when the shoe is on the other foot and then how would you feel?

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Rob Laurent

9:24 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Not a "mistake" as big as this one.

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MGM

10:07 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Please. It wasn't a mistake that he was speeding. Had it been one of your family members he killed, you wouldn't be so quick to defend.

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mugsrsb

12:09 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012

The facts have yet to come out and when they do, will you all be willing to admit you were wrong? Drew is a kind hearted gentle man. What most of you dont know are the facts. So wait for the facts to come out before you make your judgements. A precious little girl is dead. It is beyond awful. Just be sure what you say before you assign blame. Shame on all of you who make judgements before the facts come out. Shame!!!!!

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Finn

5:27 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Mugsrsb.....looks like the facts are out. Are YOU willing to admit YOU were wrong? Loser!

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AB

10:29 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

And the facts are out! A young girl is dead because this jerk couldn't grow up and be a responsible adult! I don't care how nice he is, he had MULTIPLE chances to learn from his mistakes before they became serious and this time it's too late! There is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for ANY human being to be doing 140+ mph, that's just pure insanity! Do you still want to try to defend this guy???? He KILLED an innocent child! There is no way his actions are excusable on any level, and anyone who tries to defend him is just as guilty! His family and friends should be ashamed of him. He doesn't even deserve the leniency of the court to be out on bail for treatment and pain meds- he should suffer the consequences of his actions to the FULLEST extent!!!!

Marianne

7:14 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

I just want to say to "Davecave" that if you went to my Facebook page there would be pictures with alcohol. But I never drive when drinking and I think that it is a stretch to make such a comment. Let the police do their investigation before making assumptions. Right now everyone should just be praying for Holly's family and Drew's. One will never have their little girl back and the other has to live with their part in that.

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DaveCave

7:34 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Oh give me a break! Did you see all the photos of him burning his tires and the tire skid marks? You are so naive!

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Lynne Hackett

1:10 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

sorry, I know this guy and he drinks. A lot. He took down his FB page because it caused such a scuffle. Police have already seen it

DaveCave

7:37 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Plus the other eye witness that said he was driving at 75 mph when Drew FLEW by him just second before the crash! The guy is in deep trouble for this "accident".

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DaveCave

7:42 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Am sure the hospital has tested his blood alcohol level, we'll soon hear about if it was drunk driving as well.

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DaveCave

7:44 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

I have a Honda CRV, very reliable car, in fact I have the same car as Holly had. Unusual for it to "break down" all of a sudden. I have a hard time believing that. Plus that's not what the eye witness said to my friend.

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Melissa

7:45 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Davecave.. Are you saying you have never driven over the speed limit? Then maybe you could judge.. We don't know all the facts yet about what happened. All we know is that it is tragic for all involved.

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DaveCave

7:50 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Hey Melissa,

Not with after market parts going 100 mph per hour. MAYBE 5 miles per hour over or 10 at best. The woman in the CRV was going 55 and he probably perceived her as a stand still at 100 mph. He was irresponsible and his Face Book page expresses an obsession for speed and alcohol and vacations. Well am sorry, when you are on the road it's not a racetrack. There are people with children and loved ones in their cars with responsibilities and lives to live. Having that kind of equipment on your car should be illegal and I am sure it will become so due to criminally negligent people like Drew. It clearly was not just an "accident " and any one suggesting that is clearly a relative or friend of this man Drew.

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Bazzzzzz

11:20 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

You should be done commenting. I am embarrassed for you. How dare you judge him when you just admitted that you've driven 10 MPH over the speed limit at times. A child advocate??? Please! You sir are a hypocrite whose quickly formed opinion is based on speculation at this point. And for the record, I know neither family and have sympathy for both. If the court system finds him negligent, then he should be punished. Until then, we are innocent until proven guilty in this country!

DaveCave

7:52 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Am done saying anything at this point. Let the court system handle it, and I am sure it will. Signed, A child advocate

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Melissa

7:59 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

I do not know Drew at all. I am just saying we don't know all the details and judging someone from pictures on a Facebook page is not an accurate way of judging what happened the other night. I'm not saying he isn't responsible, but we need to find out all the facts first. This man has to live with what happened for the rest of his life.. I can't even imagine how would feel. The family of Holly is grieving now and will be forever.. She was an innocent victim of a horrible tragedy.

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Maggie

8:24 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Sad all around..no one knows what happened and we may never know exactly what happened. Regardless of what happened it was tragic. Dirt- you may want to be careful what you say about your wife being his nurse. She is in major violation of her patient's privacy and could lose her nursing license by discussing a patient with anyone other than the doctors in the hospital. I too am a licensed professional and would hate to see a fellow life saver lose their lively hood because of something like this.

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Dave Mac

8:27 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Dirt-there's no need for you to have any of that patients info from your wife working as a nurse in Abington's ICU; she should lose her job if she's sharing that info! Let the investigation take place and the details will be made public when all is said and done. Shame on you for making ANY comment here on PRIVATE protected HIPPA information!

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Mm

8:44 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Dave cave- someday your day of judgement will come and you will receive no mercy for the way you judge others. Dirt, no worries- you shared no info the newspapers or local gossip hasn't already. Please ask your wife to please whisper to Drew that there are friends who love him- he needs it.

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Maggie

8:46 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

And as far as the comment about it being a criminal investigation...it says right on the patch website that the investigation is now criminal and the VHU was at the scene.

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PAMomOf4

8:56 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Dirt, by you ( or your wife) spreading ANY information about a patient, you are in extreme violation of HIIPAA. And, I would imagine with this being a criminal investigation, it's even more important that any details regarding this matter be kept strictly confidential.

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Lynne Hackett

1:16 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

Sadly this man at 37 is a spoiled ass. I know him. He drinks. Heavily. He races on streets made for normal driving. He can race h
is cars on a track and kill himself. No need to kill a child. He is "privileged" and has been handed stuff all his life. His family is well to do. He has not worked hard enough to even make an honest dollar.

Mark Smitiiiiii

9:44 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

I'll wager $1000 that dirt is more likely a member of the street racing community than he is married to a woman who discloses confidential patient information and abides by his posting it on the internet.

If you think some of his comments are disturbing, just do a simple google search using basic terms relating to this tragedy. Name of the car, location, etc. You'll find a group of people who salivate over roads like 611 and "open it up" when they can. It's horrifying how cavalier some people are with serious issues like life. Not theirs, but yours and mine.

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Mels123

11:56 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

Wow. So sad. Just looking at the Facebook does make it seem he was irresponsible. If he was in fact driving under the influence he has a heavy weight on his shoulders. Killing a young girl? Wow, just wow!! Also...if you're traveling the speed limit there is no reason for one to hit a car that hard to be able to flip it over and kill someone....just saying. This guy doesn't look like someone who travels the speed limit on a daily basis anyway.

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Natalie L

1:15 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Who says the CRV was at a complete stop? I have not heard that from one person who witnessed this accident? Are you people just making stuff up? A child is dead and instead of lying and fighting, everyone should try to remember that! Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but don't make up facts. Furthermore, this guy flies down Haring and Stump Road constantly, so it does make it a little hard to believe that he wasn't speeding excessively.

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Lynne Hackett

1:18 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

The CRV was not stopped. It was moving at 55 mph. Witnesses saw that. One man going 75 was passed by the mustang which "made him feel like he was standing still". He was going near 100 mph and this was in the right lane as he was passing the witness.

Mary Alice Brancato

6:39 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

My thoughts and prayers go out to this sweet child's family and friends. How tragic that a child so young has passed away. I will keep the Grandmother and all who love her in my thoughts and prayers also.
My prayers also goes out to the driver of the car who hit them. Regardless of the situation that man will forever live with the fact that hitting that car caused a sweet child to lose her life. That's a burden...his fault or not ...that will break his heart.

I don't know who is at fault and that's not my business. There are professionals who will determine that so I'm not here to debate.
I think maybe keeping these families in our good thoughts and prayers at this time might be more helpful than putting anyone on trial here on the patch.
Right now the hearts of all these people and those that love them is far more important.

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Nancy Frazier

8:40 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Rear end accidents are one of the most common types of automobile accidents. If a car has hit you from behind, it will almost never be your fault, even if you were stopped. One of the most basic rules of the road is that you are supposed to leave enough room in front of your car to be able to stop should the car in front of you make a sudden stop. If the car behind you could not stop before hitting you, he was probably not driving safely.

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Rose G

8:49 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

@Dirt you may want to remove your post about your wife being Drew's ICU nurse and the information the you posted about his condition as this is a blatant violation of HIPA privacy laws. Your wife's job is in jeopardy.

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Rob Laurent

9:12 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

This driver has multiple citations. The list goes on and on. Pathetic. I guess he finally learned his lesson now, the hard way. So sad.

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Caroline Dwulet

9:44 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Drew had a list of driving offenses including driving on a suspended license, possibly more than once in the last 5 years from what I've read. .... His FB page is a visual of what HE finds important... Fast, smoking cars, lots of booze ( this is a grown man, right???). 611 is visible from my back door... I heard the accident. There was no breaking. The sound is something I will NEVER forget. The accident scene made me sick to my stomach and very angry. Given this man's driving rap sheet, I fear he does not learn his lesson. I hope he is punished both by the court and by his own demons to the fullest extent.
And @Dirt.... I think someone should alert Abington ICU about a shamefully unprofessional nurse who is blatantly violating the HIPPA laws..... Maybe some calls should be made.... I wouldn't want her being my nurse.....

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dog lady

9:48 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

@Dirt..yes you should be careful what you say as HIPPA does mandate your wife not speak of any patient details however I don't think D Bodden would mind that you made everyone aware that he was NOT DRINKING OR DOING DRUGS! The police have not COMFIRMED any other details about his speeding or driving. All of you people looking to hang him need to just sit back and chill and pray for everyone involved in this event !! Your lies and judgements are not going to bring the child back they are only hurting the ones who by the grace of god lived through this event.

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Bobz

12:07 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012

@dog lady: are you serious? Only hurting the ones who by the grace of god lived through this event? No thanks to Bodden's driving habits and decisions he made that fateful evening. His driving offense rap sheet reads like it was a matter of time before something like this occurred with him behind the wheel, such as driving on a suspended license and caught doing it multiple times. His usefulness at this point is whether it influences anyone following in Bodden's footsteps (tire tracks?) to check themselves so as NOT to duplicate any and all Bodden's actions that culminated in this horrific crash and its tragic aftermath. Driving like a speed demon on heavily traveled public roads isn't a matter of "if," but "when" you're going to suffer disastrous results. Those who don't remember the past and take steps to avoid it, are doomed to repeat it.

Nick

10:09 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Does anyone know if the camera they just put up a few months ago if it is operational? There is a camera not to far away on the south bound side. Really it does not matter what happen. A little girl lost her life and there are people fighting for there lives now. Also people will have to live with this forever. I will not put him down for speeding or enjoying to drive fast because i would be a hypocrite. This is a tragic situation and my prayers go out to both families and the first responders involved.

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Pete

10:47 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Hopefully for everyone's sake, in our community, that was the last time Drew gets behind the wheel.

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Brando Monium

12:02 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

This guy better not be lying. IF it turns out that all of the worst of the things being said here are true but that his lawyers trying to get him off the hook by falsely throwing the blame the on victims hell hath no depth deep enough..... This of course is IF. I imagine we wont have to wait long for the facts.

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Jill Oster

12:09 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

I hope there are enough witnesses so that the truth prevails, whatever that is.

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MGM

10:09 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

I'm sure the attorney's are frothing at the mouth to defend him.

Jim Caputo

12:28 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

Drew is listed in fair condition, meanwhile everyone else involved has died, is on life support or is in serious condition. How unfair.

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Mm

12:49 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

I just drove that stretch if highway 4 times while running errands today. Investigators still out there. Sonic they can't yet determine all of the facts, I wonder how anyone feels you have the right to be so quick to judge. Hope you never do ANYTHING wrong- or your judgement will be worse. In my travels, I stayed at 55 and took more of the pace of traffic- easy to say average traveler in left lane was at least 70.

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Bobz

9:43 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012

To Mm who wrote: "I wonder how anyone feels you have the right to be so quick to judge. Hope you never do ANYTHING wrong- or your judgement will be worse. In my travels, I stayed at 55 and took more of the pace of traffic- easy to say average traveler in left lane was at least 70."

There's a difference between driving 70 during the daylight in weekend/holiday traffic and what some eyewitnesses say was well in excess of 75+ mph just past dusk (in the dark early evening on a dimly lit highway) during rush hour traffic when some people were driving too fast in the slow lane and some too slow in the fast lane, which requires the mental capacity and driving skill to assess the conditions present and drive appropriately, like a careful human being.

Drew Bodden comes across as a careless, reckless driver (based on his Facebook page and news reports) who seems like an overgrown adolescent with a penchant for fast cars, poor driving habits and a callous disregard for himself and anyone or anything that crossed his path or shared the road with him. Too bad it took an absolutely horrible situation like this to occur to send the message that driving as Bodden did sometimes invokes deadly consequences. Bodden apparently never got that message (might not get it now) and based on those defending what he did, some others don't get it either: SAFETY FIRST ON THE ROAD, STOP JEOPARDIZING ALL OUR LIVES WITH UNSAFE DRIVING HABITS, STUPID! DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT ARE FOREVER!

mamma bear

11:14 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

this is bull crap if that was my 11 year old daughter I would be damn sure the driver would be in jail or in the hospital bed with cuffs on him. He was speeding and killed a little girl and possiable her grandmaother. To all you people who say you know him and sre sticking up for him think how youwould feel if he killed your family and that is what he did you can call it an accident but it is still murder. I would love to get called for jury duty on this case. Burn in Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Katie

8:22 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

Drew Bodden, 37, of Plumstead Township, has pleaded guilty to infractions such as failing to obey traffic control devices, failing to stop at stop signs, and driving on a suspended or revoked license on at least three occasions during the last five years, records show.

Yeah, sounds like a real responsible "family" man. All you idiots defending him can continue to do so during visiting hours at the prison he will definitely be going to. Guaranteed!

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jewl

3:31 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

Just like the accident where Mike Romeo was killed on Mearns road doing excessive speeds in a hot rod around 4 pm on a Monday afternoon? Hospitalized a woman in critical condition and left behind a wife and two kids. Why do you have to be a race car driver on regular driven roads. I have a nine year old daughter and cannot imagine if this happened to her. Complete disregard for others in my book! Very selfish and should not be tolerated.

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ky

11:58 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

My Dads brothers wife brother was the guy who crashed into the car that Holly I wanted to kill him! he killed an innocent life! ugh I wanna kill him

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E. W.

5:16 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The point of this report was not to get people worked up and saying un-thoughtful things to each other from behind a keyboard. It was only posted to let people know about a horrible accident that affected the lives of many, many people and destroyed a young life. I am a family friend of Holly's and was at her funeral today and so many people came out to show their sadness at the lost life of a beautiful girl. Yes, Drew may be to blame, but nobody will ever really know what happened until the investigation is complete. Long live Holly.

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J

9:54 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Since everyone else is touching up on past arguments, I would just like to point out that my original problem with the comments here were everyone assuming Drew was drunk since he had pictures of beer on his Facebook. Y'all were wrong. I'm not saying this makes anything better, he was still being a reckless fool, and the world is a sadder place for it. But what's sadder is that it still has people that are far too quick to judge in it.

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KathyCl

11:01 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

No, J, once again.....YOU are wrong. The saddest part is that a beautiful little girl is gone. Passing judgement on someone's actions for their outrageous behavior pales in comparison to the sadness of the death of this angel. Why don't you go bring your BFF, Drew, some chicken soup.

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Jane

11:40 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

Wrong assumptions about drinking playing a role in the accident don't make Holly's death any less tragic, and don't help anyone feel better. Turns out that Drew was stone cold sober and made a sober decision to do what he did, and the Deputy DA James seems to me to have been saying that the fact it was a deliberate, unimpaired decision to drive so fast was a factor in why this was murder.

I don't know what Kathy's point is supposed to be? I don't know how waiting to see the facts shows leniency toward Bodden. The facts are horribly sad as they are.

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