MORE PEOPLE DIE FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN ONE YEAR THAN FROM 4 YEARS OF WAR IN IRAQ. Yesterday one of my classmates died. He sat in the row in front of me during class. He was pretty cute. He had red hair and freckles. He was REALLY SMART. He had all the answers. His name is Aaron. Please pray for his family. Two die in separate I-5 incidents; authorities say speeding, suicide suspected
By: JO MORELAND - Staff Writer NORTH COUNTY -- Two young men died within hours of each other overnight in separate incidents involving a high-speed crash and an apparent suicide on southbound Interstate 5 in north San Diego County, officials said Tuesday.
James Buckley, a San Diego County medical examiner's investigator, identified the men as Aaron Markley, 26, of Fullerton, and Dustin Adam Krutsick, 19, of Huntington Beach.Markley, a law student, died when his speeding 1998 Volkswagen Passat smashed into a semi-truck tractor at 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Manchester Avenue viewpoint on southbound I-5 in Encinitas, authorities said. "We do not believe that alcohol was a factor in this crash, but we don't know the level of intoxication," said Officer James Bettencourt of the California Highway Patrol.
Buckley said autopsy toxicology results will determine whether Markley had been drinking.
Witnesses said the VW was traveling more than 100 mph when it slid into the viewpoint, a place where truckers often stop to rest or sleep in the Cardiff area, said Officer Tom Kerns, a North County Highway Patrol spokesman.
"He went sideways into one truck tractor," Kerns said.
The crash shoved the parked semi-truck cab 8 to 10 feet into another parked semi-truck and trailer, officers said.
"Both the occupants in the truck tractors were sleeping," said Kerns. "They weren't hurt."
Markley died at the scene, Buckley said. Hopefully I dont sound too dramatic but I am thinking to myself how sad life is. Aaron was a 1L, he was just beginning his life as a law student. On Monday, I was imagining how good he would have looked in a suit and tie acting like a lawyer. Not that I liked him or anything but he was one of the first people I met in law school and one of the people who I thought was really smart. It was a waste of life for him to die so soon before life truly began and before he could have made a real impact on society. We should be thankful to live and be able to breathe everyday. Here I am struggling to stay afloat studying and wondering if this is my only career path in life and what type of person I really want to be. Do I want to be a student everyday and die before I really get to experience adulthood. I have been studying all my life. I have given up a lot to come to lawschool even though it is not the best lawschool in the world. Being here makes me think of why I really wanted to become a lawyer. Do I want to go to court and research briefs and memorize the law and learn what I can and can't do and always be at the mercy of the law. On Monday I went to watch the newport murder trial and I was excited to go and yet I was said. I was watching people fight and throw on this show of whether the woman was innocent or guilty of murder. Do lawyers find happiness in practicing the law everyday. What am I giving up and what am I am ultimately getting myself into? Can I do the same things everyday and still find happiness and joy within my life? How can I stay thankful for the rest of my life if I feel like I am not truly living and I am missing out on something greater? The question is, is God and glorifying Him enough for me? Here are the questions we should ask about our lives. Why are we afraid to question outloud of life? To express our hidden fears. I love the Lord but am I missing out on something from the rest of my fellow Christians and from the rest of the world? WHAT ARE TYPE OF LIFE ARE YOU LEADING AND IS IT WORTH IT? IF YOU DIED TOMORROW WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE AND FEEL SATISFACTION AND A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT? I dont know | 
