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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Road to Ga. beach party turns violent with at least 8 injured in crashes, shooting, lawmakers say
2023-04-23
[WSB-TV] TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Georgia lawmakers say they were overwhelmed Saturday by multiple car crashes and a shooting on Highway 80 as thousands made their way to Orange Crush on Tybee Island.

Orange Crush, the unofficial beach bash for HBCU students, returned to Tybee Island this weekend, bringing many visitors.

City officials told WJCL that the event was unpermitted, however, they prepared law enforcement, firefighters, and more to keep everyone safe.

While authorities prepared for the beach’s chaos, the road to the party was a different story.

According to authorities, at 1:30 p.m. on Highway 80 to Tybee Island, seven people were taken to the hospital after a sprinter van and muscle car collided, causing a traffic chain reaction.

WJCL reported that children were possibly ejected in the crash.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Then in 98 I moved to Savannah to Wilmington Island the last stop before Tybee Island and Orangecrush began
Posted by: Beavis    2023-04-23 11:33  

#7  Oh the halcyon days of the early 90’s living on 10th St across from Piedmont Park in downtown ATL, when Freaknik came to town..

Good times. Empty 40’s, chip bags and menthol cigarette packs everywhere
Posted by: Beavis    2023-04-23 11:32  

#6  A number of ocean-side town have a Historically Black Mostly Peace Spring Break Event (HBMPSBE).
There used to be one in Galveston where the local merchants would celebrate by taking the day off so as not to be involved in the festivities.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-04-23 11:20  

#5  Re: #4 - Good point.

Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-04-23 11:15  

#4  re: #3

Or they're trying to mask that the source was really "Feral Yout" related
Posted by: Warthog   2023-04-23 09:32  

#3  I thought abbreviations were to be spelled out when first used in a passage. Then again, I guess it shows the arrogance of the media that everybody is supposed to know what that means.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-04-23 08:43  

#2  HBCU - Historically Black College and Universities?
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2023-04-23 08:41  

#1  Were other outcomes actually expected ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-04-23 08:38  

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