MercyMe involved in fatal crash

[Princess L]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Christian rock band MercyMe canceled a show Saturday in the St. Louis area after its tour bus collided with a car in northeastern Indiana, killing two passengers in the car and the pregnant car driver's unborn baby.

No one in the band was seriously injured, sustaining what they described as "minor bumps and bruises." A news story on the crash and a photo of the damaged front of the bus were posted on the band's Web site Saturday.

"MercyMe would like to express their incredible heartache over this horrible accident," the band said in a statement. "They are praying for the families of all who this will affect, and are asking others to please pray as well."

Fort Wayne police Officer Liza Thomas said witnesses told police the bus was going through a green light about 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left turn in front of it. The band from the Dallas area had been in Fort Wayne for a Friday night show at Parkview Field.

"Their hearts are heavy," the band's statement said. "They appreciate the concern they have received from people all over the world."

Two passengers in the car, a male and female, were pronounced dead. Driver Kara Klinker, 18, of Fort Wayne, was in her third trimester of pregnancy and the baby died. Klinker was hospitalized Saturday in critical condition, Thomas said.

Authorities haven't released the names of those killed because their families haven't yet been notified, Thomas said.

Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Mo., issued a statement saying MercyMe's Saturday show had been rescheduled for Sept. 5. All concert tickets will be honored for the new date, it said.

The band expected other tour stops to go on as scheduled.

MercyMe, known for its 2001 single "I Can Only Imagine," started in 1994 in Greenville, Texas, where several band members live. In July, the band was ranked ninth on Billboard magazine's Top Christian Albums list for "10," (INO/Provident-Integrity).

MercyMe has sold more than 5 million records, won several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, an American Music Award and been nominated for a Grammy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_us/us_mercyme_fatal_crash

[DeketheCreep]

[gordiano]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Christian rock band MercyMe canceled a show Saturday in the St. Louis area after its tour bus collided with a car in northeastern Indiana, killing two passengers in the car and the pregnant car driver's unborn baby.

No one in the band was seriously injured, sustaining what they described as "minor bumps and bruises." A news story on the crash and a photo of the damaged front of the bus were posted on the band's Web site Saturday.

"MercyMe would like to express their incredible heartache over this horrible accident," the band said in a statement. "They are praying for the families of all who this will affect, and are asking others to please pray as well."

Fort Wayne police Officer Liza Thomas said witnesses told police the bus was going through a green light about 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left turn in front of it. The band from the Dallas area had been in Fort Wayne for a Friday night show at Parkview Field.

"Their hearts are heavy," the band's statement said. "They appreciate the concern they have received from people all over the world."

Two passengers in the car, a male and female, were pronounced dead. Driver Kara Klinker, 18, of Fort Wayne, was in her third trimester of pregnancy and the baby died. Klinker was hospitalized Saturday in critical condition, Thomas said.

Authorities haven't released the names of those killed because their families haven't yet been notified, Thomas said.

Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Mo., issued a statement saying MercyMe's Saturday show had been rescheduled for Sept. 5. All concert tickets will be honored for the new date, it said.

The band expected other tour stops to go on as scheduled.

MercyMe, known for its 2001 single "I Can Only Imagine," started in 1994 in Greenville, Texas, where several band members live. In July, the band was ranked ninth on Billboard magazine's Top Christian Albums list for "10," (INO/Provident-Integrity).

MercyMe has sold more than 5 million records, won several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, an American Music Award and been nominated for a Grammy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090808/ap_on_re_us/us_mercyme_fatal_crash

Gayer than a man tatooing his bellybutton..........



Oh btw, it was god's plan.



 

[TrapsMcLats]

where was "gawd" on that one 

dumbass religious people, lol

[WillGrant]

This is my god 

[Princess L]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Christian rock band MercyMe canceled a show Saturday in the St. Louis area after its tour bus collided with a car in northeastern Indiana, killing two passengers in the car and the pregnant car driver's unborn baby.

and you guys think this is something to make jokes out of?

[G o a t b o y]

and you guys think this is something to make jokes out of?

You must be new...  Welcome to Getbig! 

[SS]

and you guys think this is something to make jokes out of?

Why in the world did you post this here?

We're they bodybuilders?.........and no not funny at all.

[G o a t b o y]

Why in the world did you post this here?

We're they bodybuilders?.........and no not funny at all.

Apparently the bus driver did a cycle back in 1989.  Therefore, it was steroids that caused this senseless tragedy, making this thread... you guessed it... bodybuilding-related.   

[gordiano]

In my defense, I made fun of the fact that "christian" rock bands are fucking gay.


Oh, I guess I'm also guilty of making fun of the bearded zombie in the sky, who watches me masturbate.....and who allowed this tragedy to occur in the first place.


I feel bad for anyone who is affected by this tragedy.

[ironneck]

Why in the world did you post this here?

We're they bodybuilders?.........and no not funny at all.

on getbig it has has to be bb,funny or racist

[#1 Klaus fan]

Women driver + tour bus full of lunatics = catastrophe.

[gordiano]

BUMP for god's will....

[HTexan]

That sucks. Why did she try to beat bus? or did she just not see it?

[Butterbean]

That sucks. Why did she try to beat bus? or did she just not see it?

"Investigators don't know why Klinker, who was southbound on Lima Road, made an abrupt left turn onto Coliseum Boulevard West. Klinker's Chevrolet Cavalier drove directly into the path of the northbound tour bus."


www.journalgazette.net

[HTexan]

"Investigators don't know why Klinker, who was southbound on Lima Road, made an abrupt left turn onto Coliseum Boulevard West. Klinker's Chevrolet Cavalier drove directly into the path of the northbound tour bus."


www.journalgazette.net

Damn

[#1 Klaus fan]

Why worship or try to understand god who does or allows this?

[Butterbean]

Why worship or try to understand god who does or allows this?

Do you ever think about God or think the above thought when something wonderful happens?  Or do you find you think about Him mainly when there is a tragedy?

[HTexan]

Why worship or try to understand god who does or allows this?

Free will.

[#1 Klaus fan]

Do you ever think about God or think the above thought when something wonderful happens?  Or do you find you think about Him mainly when there is a tragedy?

Is this a trick question? I think about "Him" (hahaha bearded man in a sky  ) as much as I think about any fictional character.

[#1 Klaus fan]

Free will.

Stupid argument. If god set everything in motion, every particle, everything and god, in his super duper complex mind could calculate how everything would turn out from here to eternity, it is responsible for everything that happens.

[Butterbean]

Free will.

Agree here.

Is this a trick question? I think about "Him" (hahaha bearded man in a sky  ) as much as I think about any fictional character.

No, not a trick question.  I was just curious if you thought about God more regarding tragic situations than good ones.