
Bus Accident Victim Remembered as Free Spirit
Date: Monday, July 14 @ 07:31:23 CDT Topic: Attualitą
By Philip Rucker and Keith L. Alexander Joshua Stoll, fatally injured in Friday's harrowing double-decker bus accident, was a vivacious athlete and Fairfax County native who labored as a landscaper and was to marry his high school sweetheart in...
By Philip Rucker and Keith L. Alexander Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, July 14, 2008; Page B01 Joshua Stoll, fatally injured in Friday's harrowing double-decker bus accident, was a vivacious athlete and Fairfax County native who labored as a landscaper and was to marry his high school sweetheart in September, family members recalled yesterday. He had also become a mentor to the other victim. Stoll, 24, and Michael Feiock, 35, who recently moved to the area, had joined their co-workers Friday night for a company-sponsored outing to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Houston Astros. As Stoll and Feiock stood atop the open-air sightseeing bus on their way to the ballpark, their heads struck the 11th Street overpass, and they died from their injuries, police said. The bus left RFK Stadium and passed safely under at least one overpass near the stadium's parking lot before the accident, Assistant D.C. Police Chief Patrick Burke said yesterday. He could not say whether any of the 14 other passengers were also standing, but police said there were no other injuries. D.C. police investigators will continue to interview the other passengers this week as they try to determine which direction Stoll and Feiock were facing, whether the bus had enough clearance to drive under the overpass and whether there was negligence on the part of the passengers, Burke said. "I would be remiss if we didn't do a full... Click here to read the content (Source Washington Post)
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