Summerville teen dies in car crash

billyjoejimbob (anonymous) says...

justice was swift. good. glad he cant steal my car now.

June 13, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

palmettoruckus (anonymous) says...

oh shoo-unt! no you did unt!

June 13, 2009 at 12:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

omarro1974 (anonymous) says...

"justice was swift. good. glad he cant steal my car now."

What a stupid thing to say.

June 13, 2009 at 1:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Cleopatra (anonymous) says...

He was not wearing a seat belt.

Du-uh! It is so uncool to wear a seat belt in stolen vehicle.

June 13, 2009 at 5:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

realamerican (anonymous) says...

Posted by billyjoejimbob on June 13, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

justice was swift. good. glad he cant steal my car now.
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You live up to your name you ignorant Clampett. It takes a certain type of cretinous filth to celebrate a child's death.

Go get back under the rock you climbed out from under.

June 13, 2009 at 5:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

moonpie (anonymous) says...

Yeah not a good day. Cannonfodder, bad choices? Did you steal cars? I made a bunch myself (no thefts) and every kid deserves a second, third, fourth, chance but I'm willing to bet the farm he was way past that if he was now stealing cars...?

June 13, 2009 at 6:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jammer (anonymous) says...

poetic justice

karma's a b*tch

I agree billyjoe... hopefully this thug will be a good example to others who think they can run around stealing things others have worked so hard for...

this crime didn't pay did it?

June 13, 2009 at 7:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spengler (anonymous) says...

I hope the owner had insurance. Crime does not pay.

June 13, 2009 at 7:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lois_Lane (anonymous) says...

Why can't the P&C get the whole story before they go bad-mouthing? This is not the whole story, just bits and pieces to fill a gap.

June 13, 2009 at 7:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

PoliGadfly (anonymous) says...

It certainly does takes a certain type to celebrate a child's death, but, as in this case, yet another type entirely to recognize the effecient and economic removal of a criminal from society by his own hand.

June 13, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

bullet (anonymous) says...

Billyjoe hit the nail on the head. Thieving scum like this deserve whats coming to them. People work hard and save for there possessions, what give others the right to walk up and take them.
What was the last thing that went through his mind?....his backside!

June 13, 2009 at 10:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

macstealth007 (anonymous) says...

It just amazes me just how heartless some people can be. Yes, the teenager committed a crime he should not have...............but, why should others condemn his actions seeing that he has paid for it dearly with his life? Is life not much more precious than a man made car, that can surely be replaced? He made a terrible mistake, and so did many of you in condemning it in such a foolish manner. Is this a crucial and painful time for his loved ones? Sure it is ! Tell me, how silly can some heartless people become?

June 13, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

StormWatcher (anonymous) says...

Where were his parents?
Evidently not being good parents and teaching this child right from wrong.
It is sad a young man had to lose his life.

June 13, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

rlong (anonymous) says...

I agree this person need to learn a lesson. he probably has stolen before and just did not get caught. if it was my car i would be upset. paying all my my hard earned $ and now i would have to start all over. not fair to the owener of the car.

June 13, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

dhaencore09 (anonymous) says...

First of all, im going to address all u negative SOB's....Everyone makes mistakes and everyone messes up because i am pretty sure that all of you that made those comments celebrating the fact that Vonte is gone did some wrong in your past. Vonte may not have been a good kid in public but in heart he was because i grew up with him....he made a dumb decision okay but the whole story was not posted and until you all the facts you cannot make such a disrespectful comment. A mother has to bury her child and your saying justice was serve by his life being taken. What the h*ll are you thinking he was only 16. Jammer and Billy Joe go jump off a fu*king cliff...He was a child not a thug...Yes Karma is a b*tch but da*n he was going to get it either way....and for all of those to sit here and say negative sh*t about someone that yall barely knew GET A F*CKING LIFE!! His mother worked hard to raise him and his other brothers....he was not a bad kid just got hooked up with the wrong people and made some wrong choices. BillyJoe and Jammer please be wise you are saying that a car is worth more than a life well yall are more materialistic than anything....because i am going to miss my friend because he is gone and not coming back and for you to sit here and say the things you did without even knowing him is f*cked up. His mother lost a son his brothers lost a friend and a brother and his friends lost someone who is funny caring and loving...we lost an angel and yall are talking about justice was served by him losing his life....maybe Karma should come back around and bit yall in the ass so u can see how much his family and friends are hurting!

June 13, 2009 at 1:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

SomeTruthPlease (anonymous) says...

dhaencore-I'm sure this situation is painful, but where are all of the people that love him when he's out that late at night, ends up alone in a stolen car, and dead, wrapped around both a power pole and a U-HAUL. There sure is an outpouring of love once someone is dead and gone, but in reality, when that poor little fella was alive and walking around, he was probably nothing more than a liability. You can bet your a@@ that NEVER, when my boys were that age, would they have EVER have ended up stealing a car. They did not grow up privileged, nor did they grow up in decent neighborhoods. They ended up with people that I would just have soon put a bullet in, and STILL did not go so far as to steal someone's vehicle. You can make every excuse for Devonte's actions, but when it really comes down to it, you all failed him. Go mourn him, and protect his brothers.

June 13, 2009 at 2:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

CaptPete (anonymous) says...

It's a shame a perfectly good U haul truck was damaged in the process. The family should have to pay the county for cleaning up the mess.

June 13, 2009 at 2:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jammer (anonymous) says...

dhaencore09 you said his mother raised him etc etc, where was his father?? there is a reason it takes two to raise a child...

learn from this dhaencore09 or we'll be saying the same thing about you

there is no excuse for him taking someone elses hard earned possessions, period

June 13, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Confuzzled (anonymous) says...

Stealing a car is wrong, no matter how you look at it. The article states that Devonte was 16 years old which is old enough to know right from wrong. I agree that this kid should have been punished but not with his life - not like this. Its said if you live by the sword ~ you die by the sword. Devonte made a bad choice and now his family and friends will suffer his loss. Having lost a child to a car accident, my heart goes out to his family. There is nothing more shocking than to receive a phone call and being told that your child has been involved in a car accident and is badly hurt, or worse, dead. This is a tragedy with a twist. I only hope the owner of the Honda Accord had full coverage insurance to recoup their loss.

June 13, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

issuetaker (anonymous) says...

Wonder if the car's owner should prepare for a lawsuit for having the vehicle available to be stolen? It's probably his fault.

June 13, 2009 at 2:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

1963 (anonymous) says...

issuetaker, no it is not the car owners fault. Cops leave their vehicles running and away from them and sometimes someone will jump in them and steal them but the cop is not held liable.

June 13, 2009 at 3 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Eaglescout (anonymous) says...

When I was a teenager in the '70s, I drove drunk, smoked pot, etc. My parents raised me to be a responsible, kind, thoughtful human being but having FREE WILL I didn't always do the right thing. I never hurt anyone and that is due to luck and the grace of God. Where were my parents when I was out doing stupid things? At home - hoping that I was doing what I was taught.
You people amaze the sh*t out of me and I feel sorry for most of you - to have that much hate inside, it must suck to be you.

June 13, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

issuetaker (anonymous) says...

Ah, that's good to know.

June 13, 2009 at 3:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

ColdBud (anonymous) says...

One less burden on those of us that do things right. Good riddance.

June 13, 2009 at 3:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

st (anonymous) says...

The only victim here is the owner of the vehicle.

June 13, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

lga2chs (anonymous) says...

Eaglescout...thank you so much for having the wisdom and empathy that is necessary to be human.

June 13, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

please_believe_it (anonymous) says...

the loss of yet another life here is regretable and I do not applaud it at all. I think what people are saying is that they are so frustrated with crime and delayed punishment in general. What I will say is that if someone did have to die that night, it seems more fair for it to have only been the perpetrator - as young as he is - than an innocent bystander uninvolved at all in any of the circumstances.

June 13, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

LifetimeLearner (anonymous) says...

Did this child go to Oakbrook Middle? I think I may have taught him... its a sad and steep slope so many kids go down. It just keeps getting worse and worse.

June 13, 2009 at 6:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

blackandproud (anonymous) says...

dhaencore09, first of all, let me say, my condolences goes out to you and Devonte's family. I don't know the family or circumstance around what happened but my heart goes out to everyone. White posters this mother may have very well raised her child right, and I see it all the time, but they go astray. Even when dad at times, are involved in the child's life, kids have a mind of their own. All we can do is hope that they do the right thing.

Second, dhaencore09, I know this is upseting for you, (I am black also) but this type of behavior has got to stop. I don't know what the teen was thinking when he stole the car, but he ended his life, no one else did this but him. Last month a WHITE guy on Hwy 78 near Trident Hospital killed an INNOCENT BLACK woman and injured her daughter, in a high speed chase from the police. These things happen and it is no respect of color. Crime is crime no matter what. I fault you with the tone of your post. I am not sure how old you are, or whether you are a young man or woman but your comment was filthy. We do not need to get our point across with that tone of voice and words. I am a single mother of a 12 year old daugther and I teach her everyday about respect. The one thing I hate is someone with a filthy mouth. This is what's wrong with society now, people think that this is acceptable. Can't say what my daughter does or will do when she is 16, but I have, and am teaching her right from wrong everyday. She sees how hard I get out there and work to provide what she needs, and I in no way would ever take something that does not belong to me and I am teaching her this too. These young people, white and black need to stop taking what is rightfully someone else's stuff. The same way that person got what they have, they can get it also. It's called working, being responsible and getting whatever you want. So sorry about the lost, but this could have been prevented. This teen ended his own life, no one else did.

June 13, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

follyb (anonymous) says...

Eaglescout...I agree, Free Will has broken many good parents' hearts.

June 13, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...

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June 13, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...

dhaencore09 on June 13, 2009 at 1:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

'....he was not a bad kid just got hooked up with the wrong people and made some wrong choices.'

Agreed. Even though this kid stole a car, it is still sad and tragic loss of life.

Thank God no one else was hurt because of his bad choice.

June 13, 2009 at 7:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

rednose (anonymous) says...

good,wish all of these pieces of crap the same fate

June 13, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

dhaencore09 (anonymous) says...

blackandproud i understand everything that u are saying but i dont know like the fact that people disrespect the dead yes vonte made a stupid decision but no one can celebrate his death and say he deserved what he got...i am a female and i am grown...okay teach your daughter respect...i teach my nieces and nephews respect you do not know me to know whether i have a filthy mouth or not..i was staying my feelings for all the ignorant people that made stupid comments like that. Chicagothug i do not appreciate you requesting that my comment be removed...why not remove those ignorant pigs that said vonte deserved to die he did not...they are saying that a car is more valuable then a life...i do not agree with that. im sorry but i can not sit back and let people downcast someone they did not know!

June 13, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...

dhaencore09, I didnt request your comment be removed. I was quoting your comment, and agreeing with you.

June 13, 2009 at 9:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chicago_Thug (anonymous) says...

dhaencore09, take a deep breath, and read my post again;
dhaencore09 on June 13, 2009 at 1:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

'....he was not a bad kid just got hooked up with the wrong people and made some wrong choices.'

Agreed. Even though this kid stole a car, it is still sad and tragic loss of life.

Thank God no one else was hurt because of his bad choice."

the quote was a cut & paste of your comment, the suggest removal was just part of the copy.
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rednose, once again another ignorant post.

June 13, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

pattymama (anonymous) says...

I don't believe thier are bad kids.They just make bad choices.I have 4 children and I am so glad they all make it to adulthood.I fill so sorry for this teens family and friends.It just takes one mistake for something like this to happen.My prayers are with the family and friends,and I pray that nothing like this happens to the negitive people who have wrote about this.

June 13, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

SomeTruthPlease (anonymous) says...

Blackandproud, you are truly the voice of reason. It is time that parents of any color take responsibility for the children that they have brought into this world. I see kids no older than 12 or 13 out very, very late at night. Parents have definitely dropped the ball. It does take a village to raise a child, but the villagers should not have to step in where a neglectful parent has dropped the ball. This is a crying shame, but Devonta would be alive right now had he not chosen this particular lifestyle. It would NOT have been an isolated incident, and that's the truth. It was probably not the first time, either. There is no telling where he would have drawn the line. Things happen for a reason, and maybe our Higher Power decided that Devonta was not going to change, was going to be a burden to society, and one day, might possibly take another persons life, and it was his time to go. Dhaencore09, your posts are offensive. Sorry for your loss, but you also say that you're teaching your nieces and nephews right from wrong. WHY????? Did your brother/sister drop the ball as well???? WHY are you the one teaching those children lessons? Please, please, please...think before you have unprotected sex. These children are more than an increase in benefits (there is nothing racist in that comment...simply stating a fact. I live in a relatively bad neighborhood, and quite frankly, the WORST kids I live around are white, and I'm white). Frankly, I'm not even interested in why you're having to teach your sibling's children anything. Don't go churning out a bunch of kids so your family can live piled one on top of the other, with children sleeping on mattresses on the floor, because no one has figured out that it takes a wage earner to raise a family. Do right, because it's apparent that whoever raised Devonta, didn't.

June 13, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

malthus (anonymous) says...

First off this is not the place for family and friends to look for condolence. Second the individual made a choice to steal that car and made himself his own executioner. No one forced his hand, he chose the punishment he received by getting behind the wheel. I am glad he did not maim or kill anyone else. I have sympathy for the family and those who cared for him, but I also understand how many people have been victims of crime and seen the criminals walk with little or no justice. When a person commits a crime and kills themselves in the process it will be a tragedy for those close to that person, but do not expect the general public to be too sympathetic. I hope he did not suffer, and I am glad he did not hurt or kill an innocent family.

June 14, 2009 at 5:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kahuna49 (anonymous) says...

All of you with these truly ugly, crude comments, OMG, what a bunch of trash you are and I mean TRASH. As you sit there on your big fat arses, no respect, probably have no family, no kids, not even a dog would want you, smoking your joints, drinking your beer, and you pass judgment. I thought people here in the south were much better and grown up than this, but obviously there is still a bunch of trash around that needs to be recycled. Maybe it is you that needs to depart this earth to make it a more respectful place to live; maybe your car needs to be wrapped around a tree so we can point fingers at you and tell you how much you deserved this. It is truly a shame that we still have such idiots left. Try and roll out of bed with your hangover Sunday and see if you can make it to a church before you are struck down dead. I would not want to be any of you or near you. I wonder what you all were doing at 16, having sex, drinking, etc as I seriously doubt with your lack of knowledge and trashy self that you were up to any good. This child still had a chance to turn his life around as many do. God forgive your idiotism!

June 14, 2009 at 5:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

IKE (anonymous) says...

Are you seriously more offended by the typed words of a stranger disrespecting the dead than the ACTUAL CRIME committed against another of "GOD"S" children?

June 14, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Eaglescout (anonymous) says...

Posted by IKE on June 14, 2009 at 8:06 a.m.
Are you seriously more offended by the typed words of a stranger disrespecting the dead than the ACTUAL CRIME committed against another of "GOD"S" children?

Absolutely.

Think about it.

June 14, 2009 at 10:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jammer007 (anonymous) says...

Dhaencore09 , You say you are grown well , you need to act like it . It's sad a kid died yes but , stealing someone's car is really stupid . At 16 his ass knew better and nobody can tell me any different . I don't feel sorry for him a bit . I don't care what color he was . I bet your post would have been a little different if would have been your car he stole .

June 15, 2009 at 12:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two_Sheds (anonymous) says...

One fewer piece of crap that my tax dollars WON'T be supporting! Yeah, he died at the tragically-early age of 16, but had he lived longer, he'd have committed worse and worse crimes, ultimately culminating in murder...mark my words. He had "career criminal" written all over him.

June 15, 2009 at 3:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

firedevil6977 (anonymous) says...

I am appalled by all the negative comments about this article. This young man made a very bad decision that cost him his life. I can't believe all the heartless people who actually care more about a material item such as a car, which I might add can be replaced, that's why we have insurance: over a life. The parents of this young man are suffering a horrific lose. It's not fair for anyone to say his parents weren't good parents. If any of you have teenage children then you should know you will never always know exactly what they are up to 24/7 and if you think you do you are sadly mistaken. My heart goes out to them. I would like all of you who wished death on this young man, who stole a f'ing car, to think about this being your friend, brother, son, father, uncle or any other family member and ask yourself is DEATH the punishment you would wish on them? I don't think the answer would be yes. No one has the right to judge this young man on a mistake he made without actually knowing him and assuming he would have been a career criminal. Jail would have been a sufficient punishment. I work very hard for everything I have and if someone came and took it all from me, of course I would be pissed but my insurance would cover it and I would be thankful for having my life. I would never wish DEATH on anyone who stole from me. You have murders and rapist who get less then that. Have a heart people. Please don't get it twisted, I'm not saying what he did was ok, but he didn't deserve to loose his life over it. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Devonta, and the other individuals who were involved in this incident.

June 16, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

firedevil6977 (anonymous) says...

I would like to add to my last post that I am a formal Police Officer and now a retired Fire Fighter/EMT who happens to have a 16 year old daughter. I've seen a lot of crime, death and stupid mistakes teenagers have made. I've cut people out of mangled vehicles that have been stolen and never once did I think they deserved what they got. It doesn't matter how well a child is raised they still have a mind of their own and think they have all the answers. I hope and pray my daughter makes all the right decisions but I'm not that nieve to think she always will. I just know I will be there for her no matter what. I don't put her on a pedistool because I know what it's like to be 16, we've all been there. No one is perfect. Stealing is wrong and unacceptable but it's not punishalbe by death in the eyes of the law. So why in the world would some of you say this young man got what he deserved? I'm making these posts because my daughter brought this article/comments to my attention and is upset on how so many people can be so ugly and mean and quit frankly I am too. It is very disturbing to know what some think about material things...I hope none of these people are my friends. A crime was committed but a life should not have been lost. Hopefully, this tragedy, and yes it is a tragedy, will be a reminder to all of the highest consequence to pay for committing a crime. And if one person thinks twice because of it then maybe DeVonta did not die in vain. I will also pray for those of you who actually think DeVonta deserved to die for stealing because in my eyes you have been touched by evil. I'm wondering how many of you think the 13 year old girl from Sangaree Middle School who stole the family car, wrecked and died also deserved what she got...hmmm Was she a future criminal?

June 17, 2009 at 1:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

devonte (anonymous) says...

I raised Devonte to be a respectful boy. Devonte was not stupid he finished school and was going to Trident Tech to become crimal justice. Devonte didn't steal that car. How do you know if the car was really stolen? Devonte was wrong for driving that car. The police need to find the grown up who stole the two cars and gave Devonte one. The grown up race Devonte that night. The grown should have to pay like Devonte payed with his life.

June 18, 2009 at 3:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )