SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: 76NORDIC on July 06, 2010, 05:12:29 PM
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O.C. father killed in Havasu boating crash. A 30 year old Huntington Beach father died when he was run over by a boat after he fell off an inflatable chair on Lake Havasu on Saturday, authorities said. The driver of the boat who ran him over did not stop, officials said. Eric Norris had been floating in the water around 5:30 p.m. , waiting for his boat to come back and pick him up when he was hit by another boat near Havasu Landing Casino, according to the SBCSD. The boat is described as being 25-foot long red boat with a white stripe. It has a V hull and an enclosed bow. Norris leaves behind his 7 year old son, Phoenix. So sad RIP Eric
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How do you hit another human being and just keep going? What the f#ck is wrong with people? :banghead:
RIP!
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The driver is lucky it was not the Eric Norris son of Chuck Norris.
OK enough funny...
Agreed, how can you not hear the thud that would go along with hitting someone in the water and not stop? :screwy: :thumbdown:
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We did not feel the guy we hit (short version)..(full Story) 2 buddies and I partied all day on a 35' Cabin Cruiser with twin 350 I/O's at "The Point" in Pittsburgh, The boat owner knew of a Land Party that night, I stayed behind to crash on the boat them 2 went, Came back hours later with 3 girls and all where trashed and wanted to party at the Point, I told owner that I just woke up and was straight enough to drive (knowing it was best) and he was to f@cked up, He said "I'm the Captain and driven this f@cking ship" As he grabbed a Captains hat that was on the dashboard and put it on his head, the other dude released the dock ropes and we idled into the river center. When we got in middle river the Captain hit the throttles and we took off, well so did the Captains hat, right off his head and into the river behind us. Captain pulls back on throttles and stops, puts it in reverse and starts backing up, up river towards the hat, Radio cranking, Hot drunk girls to impress so this other drunk dude that I knew since grade school see's the Hat and say's there it is, we are backing up, up river and the hat is coming down with the current but Yet this drunken ass say's I'll get it "AND JUMPS OFF THE BACK OF THE BOAT" I could not believe it, I look up and the Captain was not even paying attention, He was looking at tits. I run and dive on the ignition switches/key's and kill the engines, The captain actually started to yell at me until I yelled "Matt jumped off the back and I think you hit him" we run to the back swim platform and no Matt, Then the Bandana that was around his head came up to the surface, remember it for the rest of my life, Thinking he was gone, Then he popped up right in front of us Screaming "I'm Hit, I'm Hit Bad I'm hit"..And he was, both legs mostly on the inside of his legs, Big long curved cuts to the bone from his ankles up a little past his knees, I jumped in grabbed him, pulled to the swim platform, when I pulled him on the platform one girl fainted and one puked, we pulled him in and took off for the dock, we ran it aground next to the launch, I ran to my truck, backed it down the launch into the water next to the boat, floated him in and I was gone, Drove as fast as I could to the hospital that was only about 6 blocks away, he was losing concheneise (spel?) when I left the ramp, he was out cold when I ran up on the emergency room curb with the horn blairing, there where people with a stretcher coming out the door when I got to it, guess they saw my entrance and knew something was up, Blood rushed out when we open the door, it was swishing on the floor when I was driving, Well he lived, Bairly, They told me That another minute or 2 and he would not of, He kept both legs but will never walk normal again, needs 2 funky canes or a walker but he buy's me drinks every time I see him and thanks me for saving his life so I guess all is cool, But to answer your question, No, we did not feel or hear "The Hit".
If going forward on calm water yeah you would hear/feel the Hit, Real choppy water, bouncing, loud engine and radio noise, coolers and gear bounce noise, I could see not knowing a hit.. Roy
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How do you hit another human being and just keep going? What the f#ck is wrong with people? :banghead:
RIP!
The better question would be... How did they not see him in broad daylight?
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I grew up with the real Eric Norris and he would be 48-49 now :o
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I would have to say the obvious that they were most likely drunk. Either they didnt see (or feel) him when they hit him or they were scared of the the man. That or they shouldnt own a flocking boat because anyone that ignorant should be grounded.
Matt