Tragic News: Matt Kredich's son killed by an impaired driver near campus.

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I know everyone grieves differently, but I can’t understand how people could be giving interviews to multiple media outlets within days of losing their child in w horrific accident.
 
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The article says he was found unresponsive in his car and taken to the hospital. At the very least you would think the Police would impound the car and/or take his keys for 24 hrs. The Police said they didn't arrest him because the Ambulance Crew handled the call. This is unacceptable. If anyone is found unresponsive in their car and taken to the hospital with an expected overdose, the Police should show up and impound the car. No excuses.
 
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TheDirector said:
The article says he was found unresponsive in his car and taken to the hospital. At the very least you would think the Police would impound the car and/or take his keys for 24 hrs. The Police said they didn't arrest him because the Ambulance Crew handled the call. This is unacceptable. If anyone is found unresponsive in their car and taken to the hospital with an expected overdose, the Police should show up and impound the car. No excuses.
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I say the dumbasses should at least stay off street if you wanna screw your life up because you are a weak person full of every excuse under the sun why you do what you do wake up! If you don't care about your own well being I mean come on. I know of 3-5 people 20-40-(funerals I attended, and yes all kin in some regard, that have died because of all this legal and mainly illegal bs in a two year span.
 
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#1HomeGrownUTVOL said:
Narcan has saved a lot of lives, but something people don’t know about it is if you are really high and have a lot in your system. Narcan will bring you out of it but when the Narcan wears off you can slip right back into the drug induced state, I think if the police have to administer Narcan, they should lock up the person for at least 24 hours to be observed . This is such sad news, my prayers go out to the family. May God give you peace in this tragic moment.
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Yes, holding the individual for 24 hours would certainly seem wise.
 
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Former bama football player Henry Ruggs, after being drafted in the first round by Las Vegas Raider, went out and got drunk/high/whatever and was driving at, like 100 miles an hour, plowed into the back of a car driven by a woman and killed her and her dog--the car went up in flames. He recently received what I'd describe as a very light 3-10 year sentence. You kill somebody in this way, your sentence should be MUCH stiffer. Dwayne Goodrich, former Vol, hit and killed somebody on a highway many years ago and I think he ended up getting a similar sentence--can't quite remember what it was.
 
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I try to be sympathetic and not a hypocrite, but as a former big-time teenage drug user (decades have passed), any adult hooked to the point that they need to be brought back, shouldn't be. It's better for you, me, and everyone else deals with their ********. Sucks for their family and friends but someone loving the memory of a decayed person is not worth my safety or yours.
They were sober when they made the choice to start and had ample warning of what it could do. It was a choice for them to start regardless of where they thought it would go despite all evidence saying otherwise.
 
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turbovol said:
Devastating development:

Tennessee Swimming and Diving issued a statement Tuesday afternoon that Ben Kredich, the 24-year-old son of Tennessee Director of Swimming & Diving Matt Kredich, was struck and killed by an impaired driver on Monday. According to the release, Kredich was walking near Tennessee’s campus when he was struck by an impaired motorist.


The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. on Monday evening. According to a report from a local Knoxville news outlet, the driver was traveling east on Kingston Pike near Thimbleberry Road when the car ran off the road onto the sidewalk and struck Kredich. The car then struck a pole before continuing to go eastbound into the westbound lanes of Kingston Pike. Kredich was pronounced dead at the scene.


The driver, 44-year-old Tennessee native Shannon Walker, has been charged with vehicular homicide and DUI, along with other charges. The investigation is ongoing. According to the WATE report, officers searched Walker’s car and found various narcotics, including what is suspected to be heroin.


The press release put out by Tennessee Swimming and Diving included quotes from the program, as well as Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White. Tennessee Swimming and Diving’s statement said in part “We offer our prayers, support and presence to lift up the Kredich family amidst our collective sorrow and grief.”


Here is full statement from Tennessee Swimming & Diving:


“Our Tennessee swimming & diving family is heartbroken following the tragic loss of Matt and Kim’s son, Ben. We offer our prayers, support and presence to lift up the Kredich family amidst our collective sorrow and grief. We know the entire University of Tennessee community joins us in mourning and memorializing a beautiful soul who touched many, many lives and will never be forgotten.” – Statement from Tennessee Swimming & Diving​

“Our hearts ache as an athletics department and are filled with sorrow in regards to the tragic and senseless death of Ben Kredich,” White began his statement. “May God rest Ben’s beautiful soul.”


University of Virginia associate head coach Tyler Fenwick posted lengthy message on Instagram detailing his memories of Ben Kredich and expressing his sorrow for the Kredich family. Fenwick has known the Kredich family for 16 years, dating back to when he coached at Tennessee from 2007-2009.
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They really should have used better terminology in this report. Chemically Impaired would have been more clear.
 
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I'm sorry to be so harsh and I do apologize. Having talked to some of these people that have since passed is sad.
 
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davethevol said:
I know everyone grieves differently, but I can’t understand how people could be giving interviews to multiple media outlets within days of losing their child in w horrific accident.
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It May be tough to understand but everyone is different. They honored their son well in the interview. It was touching. You could see the grief and exhaustion on their faces, but I’m sure they made a decision to do something they didn’t particularly want to do, to honor their son. They did just that.
 
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