Monday, June 9, 2008

Professor Alan Swan -- RIP


Wow, this is a huge loss:

Miami police, which has not officially released Swan's name as the victim, said the collision occurred as the couple was traveling north on the highway in their Honda, headed toward the entrance to Interstate 95.

At Southwest 16th Avenue, police said motorist Juan Carlos Delgado, 31, also traveling north at a high rate of speed, collided into Swan's Honda, causing the car to lose control. It's unclear who was behind the wheel, Swan or his wife.

Delgado has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident that involved a death, said police spokesman Willie Moreno.

So Delgado not only was going too fast, endangering not just Professor Swan but other vehicles as well, and then leaves the scene of the accident? Despicable.

Celebrate life, dear readers. Despite our best efforts to control and minimize risk, death is amazingly random, nonselective, and final.

RIP Professor Swan -- may the road rise to meet you.

7 comments:

fake Chris Carver said...

I hadn't heard. This is terrible news.

rapture-ranters-for-the-princess said...

Terrible indeed. Enjoy life everyone, drink lots of wine and listen to Bolero!

BTW, SFL have you actually seen the lyrics to the song? I think the princess is sending you a message.

Anonymous said...

Leaving the scene of an accident, he just made matters worse!

On a happier note, the princess looks good in green.

Anonymous said...

Wonder which lawyer is going to have the pleasant job of defending him?

7:46, the princess does.

swlip said...

I had "Swannie" for Anti-Trust. He was a true gentleman and a pleasure to have as a professor. He knew his stuff.

I'd like to beat the living crap out of the dirtbag who ended his life and then fled the scene.

honest lawyer said...

Swannie was my ConLaw professor. His personal knowledge of Vietnam and the constitutional crises produced thereby were invaluable. We could have used him in addressing some of the constitutional issues generated by the current Administration.

Anonymous said...

Look the person that killed that old man is my cousin & it was NOT a hit and run like they say it was.
in fact another guy hit my cousins car which caused him to loose control & hit the professors car. He did NOT run after he hit it.