Friends, family raise money for street-racing crash victims

birdy211 said on February 18, 2010 at 4:08 AM

my simpathy goes out to the family and to R2R, also to MRLEX12 who ever you are some of the fastest trucks in texas reside in the southeast side of houston some of these trucks are running 9s-12s at the track. street racing is not legal or smart but i do feel for these young men and their families.

la_diabla_tejana said on February 11, 2010 at 5:39 AM

this just breaks my heart...we were headed home when we saw both trucks exit the interstate to take it to the light and then that was it. one of my passengers was talking about the dangers of street racing at the time and the next morning we saw the story and i broke down...we had just seen those guys and knew exactly what they were up to. this is so horrible, my heart goes out to the family and friends.

ezequielgarza said on February 10, 2010 at 4:01 AM

first of all ppl if yall would have lost someone the same way yall idiots would be talking smack,some one just lost thier children and yall talking smack let something like dat happen to yall lets see what they say bout it then.yall all imature hope yall will regret saying what yall are saying.NO ONE WHOS COMMENTED DONT HAVE RESPECT let it happen to them.....call ya'll selves morons ya'll the one who are still stuck here on earth to suffer while they have moved on to a better place to rest think about that for a second then ya'll can talk..May God be with ya'll for judge ppl ya'll dont even know......

butterfly_2008 said on February 9, 2010 at 8:17 PM

totally agree with 99silverado.I guess sometimes we have stupid people who have nothing better to do then make stupid comments.Celebrate???lol for real.what a idiot.How else do you want the families to get the money?"Rob a bank"? At least they are doing what they have to do to get the money.

99silverado said on February 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM

If i wasnt 100% sure what a term meant i wouldnt comment and i would only do it if i knew but correct me if wrong or if i left something out. Now a truck club is about a group of friends that you hang out with and you help each other out with each others trucks. Ofcourse you go out together to eat, truck shows and other places where they want too. So in a truck club there is a guy that installs alarms well you can get a really good price for an alarm or for paint jobs or for mechanic and ect... basicilly its just a group of friends that have the same intrest in trucks as yourself. Its nothing bad its just a group of friends. Well i just want to say is that before you post something think about it think of it if it would of been your son or your brother, what would you want other people to say about them. I went to the Bar b q and it was cold and it was not a party or anything close to that idk what other people would of done to raise money but if you have a better one POST IT.

99silverado said on February 9, 2010 at 4:38 PM

I understand that some of the comments left were maybe by a parent. But image if it was your son and people like your selves are leaving comments about your kids.. DO YOU LIKE IT???? I'm not a parent, I'm a teenager and i still feel the pain that the families are going through. I'm sure nobody would like anybody saying bad things about there kids. One thing you should keep in mind never judge a book by its cover. I would like to know how many people have NEVER BROKEN THE LAW??? I'm pretty sure everyone has. It doesn't matter if you do an illegal turn or forgot to put a blinker or street racing its all considered breaking the law. Nobody is perfect and accidents do happen and choices are made wrong. But everyone does them, NOBODY is PERFECT...Road rage some people drive crazy but what is also crazy if you cut off a 18 wheeler its just as care less as the other. the semi-trucks with a load cant brake like your little sedan car. I've seen plenty off people that jump in front of them.

jayjoe said on February 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM

It is so shameful to see the way these people are acting. The lost of a love is painful and no matter what reason the person died we should show our respect. Only a heatless individual could say all these awful things they have said. Yes, it was not a very smart choice which causes the end of their life, yet we are no one to judge. Haven’t you made mistakes? For all you who have been disrespectful I pray for you. Losing a family member is very sad and the painful. Your disrespectfulness’ just shows the education you were giving. For the families who have lost your son, brother, best friend I’m sincerely sorry for your lost. I know the feeling you are having I lost a family member a week ago. Just know they are all going to be an a better place.

mscherrypie said on February 9, 2010 at 12:33 AM

In my opinion, i think all of these comments are really unecesary...it really hurts me to read what all of these people have to say about the ocurred accident, it was my friends out there, i cannot believe that somebody would actually wish for somebodys death,,,it disgustes me, what a shame....Have some respect please thats all i ask for.

annabeli21 said on February 8, 2010 at 11:09 PM

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED JORGE AND ALEX.. THIS WAS JUST A ACCIDENT WHICH WAS NEVER SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN...THESE GUYS WERE NOT MEAN GUYS THEY WERE ...NICE AND FRIENDLY...ONE DAY THEY MADE A WRONG CHOISE....ONE DAY.......THIS WAS NOT FAIR.....!!!!!!..R..I..P.....DO NOT WISH ANYTHING ON SOMEONE YOU DID NOT KNOW ...YOU WOULD OF BEEN THEIR FRIEND IN A SECOND IF YOU MET THEM... I SERIOUSLY AM NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE THEY PASSED AWAY ...I JUST WISH YOU ALL COULD HAVE SEEN THE NICE GUYS THEY WERE ...........

annabeli21 said on February 8, 2010 at 10:48 PM

THIS WAS A BBQ BENEFIT NOT A CELEBARATION NO DANCING AND CERTAINLY NO AMUSEMENT OUT OF THIS DAY. FOR THE IDIOTS WHO DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TRUCK CLUBS. LET ME EDUCATE YOU A LITTLE AND IMFORM YOU OF WHAT THEY ARE REALLY ABOUT. THESE GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF FRIENDS WHO HAVE TRUCKS FIX THEM UP AND SHOW THEM OFF IN SHOWS. RAGS TO RICHES ARE NOT RACING TRUCK CLUB AND PLEASE IMFORM YOURSELFS BEFORE POSTING UN TRUE COMMENTS.

lol_2010 said on February 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM

R.I.P Alex Mejia!!!!!!!!! your still our boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIMITED EDITION!!!!

nl222sd said on February 8, 2010 at 6:33 PM

ahh no sir! they have trucks to make them look nice if you dnt know about R2R dont talk bout them! theres many truck clubs and they do it to make their trucks look good ... not to race ,if they celebratin is cuzz they in a better place. Stop being a hatter callin a crappy truck your a ignorent person!

warrk21 said on February 8, 2010 at 11:39 AM

We have lost a few good lives. Please let us not Forget Them, go to www.departedngone.com and Let The World Know we will miss them truly. (Departed N Gone)

rf2002 said on February 8, 2010 at 11:09 AM

This incident should serve for parents to put an example of what can happen to them when racing. Sadly its not just trucks, in this citys if its not racing truck, cars & even motorcycles its road rage. People should take in consideration that others are innocent drivers with no participation in any racing. Road rage is another major big issue in the roads of Houston, please leave earlier or just arrive late but safe for you and others on the road that choose to give themselves enough time to get to their destination. jjdoxy Once a CHILD is 18 years old it does not matter what you tought them, they make their own decisions, which in this case where very poor. We as parents just hope they make the right ones thru out their entire life.

jjdoxy said on February 8, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Hope not one red cent goes to the driver who is still alive, May he rot in h*ll forever. This POS chose to take the life of his passenger and iltimately thr other lives, too. He doesn't deserve to be anywhere near society again. I do pray for hsi family but they are partly to blame since they obviously didn't teach him about being a rsponsibele adult.

freeminded said on February 8, 2010 at 8:38 AM

My trucked is nice with rims and all that stuff. But, if is just for that to look nice and sound good. When you are going 100mph no one can see your truck. except when you are suddenly stopped by a pole, I guess.

bandit26 said on February 8, 2010 at 8:19 AM

This is just another example what happens when you make the wrong choice to race. This is not the first time a family has lost their loved one - and not only one person that forever changed their families lives - - several. Lives too young to be gone from this earth. What I found more was the IDIOT being disrespectful in the red truck in the background that came around several times speeding - - - I am sure they knew this was a fundraiser for a crash victim. That's just so sad - - some people have NO respect, no class.

texan2112 said on February 8, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Street racers have no respect for inocent drivers and bystanders, so I will have no sympathy for racers who are killed while breaking the law. Take it to a race track... not the city streets.

mrlex12 said on February 7, 2010 at 9:29 PM

so y would you celebrate where they died. im just glad they only hurt and killed themselves and not some inocent person. who races a crappy truck anyways. HPD should look into this "rags to riches" club , i bet they all think they drive a fast truck 37187549