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No offense, but you are obviously just as immature as the guy who stole the car, getting on here and cursing at someone who left their opinion on the situation. More than likely this is probably your friend and once you grow out of your 20 year old, still stuck in the teenage years, mentality, you will realize and understand that someone like this is not much of a friend to have when he puts his life and others in danger. He could have easily killed someone else that might have been traveling the other way. Luckily, its spring break and there were no buses or kids out and about. People always want to defend their friends in cases like this, but just imagine if he had hit and killed an immediate member of your family or you, Im sure the attitude would be different. If you would like to comment on this response, please ensure you can be mature about the whole situation and make a reasonable comment next time. I hate that his friends and family are having to deal with this tough time, but I have no sympathy for the individual.

Let me say this...i was sitting in the dentists office after 9am, about 200 feet from the scene of the accident...I HEARD IT ALL...i then walked down to the scene within minutes of the crash...took some pics w/my digital camera...here is how it went down...i was sitting in the waiting room, and then BOOM! then 2 seconds after the BOOM, i heard a siren...which was a clear indication to me of a chase....i sat there for a minute...pondered what i just heard, then looked out the window and noticed two deputies in the woods...i then walked outside, and within minutes, and i mean like a couple of minutes...the scene was covered up w/ deputies, EMS, fire trucks, etc...the driver of the vehicle was at least 50 feet from the crashed van..in the opposite direction...yep it seemed he was thrown from the vehicle...he is more than lucky to be alive....but people, to be honest though in life we make decisions...and on a beautiful morning like yesterday, he chose to run from the fuzz, to which he lost control of the stolen minivan, then his body was thrown from the stolen minivan into the woods, his body laid there in brush with such a close call to the gate of death...in my opinion that is a shity way to start a day...i would rather be chilling in bed with my wife or drinking black coffee at McDonalds!....by the way...the next time someone chooses to steal a vehicle...c'mon now, don't choose a minivan!

I think its funny how people say "only God can judge people", but yet if your own kids befriend someone in school who causes trouble, you try to keep them away from that person. How is that any different and if you say you wouldnt do that, then you are just being ignorant. Just curious, but who said his family lived in the neighborhood?

Being a Captain for 18 years and protecting our shores and waterways from from all sorts of threats and harm,I pretty much have seen and heard it all! Ever since this incident took place, (Thank God that there were no fatalities),I can't stop thinking how this high speed chase could have been prevented.What comes to mind is this...motive, means and opportunity.Obviously this young man named Nick was intent on breaking the law,he did and now he will most likely be taking up residency in the North Carolina Department of Corrections,with that being said, I wonder how many vehicles he looked in before he found one with a purse and all it's contents inside,and although it was an oversight on Miss Carters behalf to remove her purse from the vehicle, it provided opportunity.I would think that someone who is employed at a Substance Abuse Center and deals with people who can not manage their lives and are most likely to commit crimes would take extra precautions not to fall victim to auto theft.The biggest thing I can not understand is this bright idea that Miss Winkler came up with.Once Miss Carter called her bank to report her credit cards missing and they informed her that there was a local motel charge on the card the Greensboro Police should have been informed immediately so a unit could have been dispatched to the motel.That is where it all could have ended.Instead Miss Winkler decides to take the law into her own hands and preceeds to pursue the subject herself leading to a high speed chase. Miss Winkler was now breaking the law and endangering innocent motorists and area residents.I'm sure that is not what they teach at Guilford Community College in the Criminal Justice classes.Lots of people made bad decisions here starting with the young man Nick,and like I said before,he will pay the price for breaking the law.Was Miss Winkler ticketed or cited for admittedly reaching speeds of 100 MPH on public roadways? In conclusion, I will pray for all the families here during these tough times,and also I thank God that Miss Winkler did not cause an accident or loose control of her vehicle at high speeds which would have only added to the devastation of this entire incident. GOD BLESS...