Teen Who Allegedly Shoved Friend off Bridge Charged with Reckless Endangerment

[roadmaster]

An 18-year-old accused of shoving her 16-year-old friend off a 60-foot bridge in Washington State was charged with reckless endangerment on Friday.

Prosecutors filed the charge against Taylor Smith, 18, after Jordan Holgerson, 16, suffered five broken ribs and other serious injuries from plunging 60 feet off a bridge in Moulton Falls on August 7.
“I accept the charges maturely, and all I can do is hope for the best for Jordan and myself,” Smith told ABC News Friday night after the charges were filed.
If convicted, Smith faces up to one year behind bars and a $5,000 fine.

A viral video of the incident showed Holgerson plunging 60 feet into the Lewis River in Moulton Falls, causing her to suffer five broken ribs and other injuries. Holgerson was standing on the bridge when Smith allegedly came up from behind and pushed her.
Extended video of the incident obtained by NBC News showed Smith repeatedly encouraging Holgerson to make the jump, despite Holgerson’s hesitation.
“Just go. You promised you would do it,” Smith said.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...-endangerment/


She may want to rethink who she calls a friend

[hanger4]

She'll get probation and fined, probably a lot of both.

[Trish]

I'm always fascinated by people's behavior. What type of a person would shove someone in a situation like this.......in my mind, the person must have some moral shortcoming or a screw loose. I'm sure if someone dug a little deeper they'd find other examples of this girl being overly aggressive with others.

[DGUtley]

Young kids are stupid and impulsive. I don't know the big picture here but a good lesson will hopefully be learned.

[Captdon]

I'm always fascinated by people's behavior. What type of a person would shove someone in a situation like this.......in my mind, the person must have some moral shortcoming or a screw loose. I'm sure if someone dug a little deeper they'd find other examples of this girl being overly aggressive with others.

Bunk. When I was that age we did a lot of nutty things. The 18 year old didn't think the girl would be hurt. She didn't think.

Glad you were totally mature in your thinking at that age.

[Trish]

Bunk. When I was that age we did a lot of nutty things. The 18 year old didn't think the girl would be hurt. She didn't think.

Glad you were totally mature in your thinking at that age.

Yeah, I'm pretty special. wink

I was taught to treat others with kindness. I would NEVER have thought to do anything like this to anyone. In fact, when I was younger I went out of my way to make people feel good about themselves even at my own detriment.

I was a very kind child.

[Peter1469]

She is lucky she didn't die. Looks like she did a face plant.

[Captdon]

Yeah, I'm pretty special. wink

I was taught to treat others with kindness. I would NEVER have thought to do anything like this to anyone. In fact, when I was younger I went out of my way to make people feel good about themselves even at my own detriment.

I was a very kind child.

Good for you.