The Howard Stern show - Kayla Gerdes 4-22-10

Howard talks about a recent event in which a van driven by an 18-year-old girl stoned on drugs ran off a Long Island road on Tuesday and killed a woman mowing her lawn before smashing into her brick home, police said.

Rebecca Twine-Wright, 69, was almost done cutting her lawn about 9:30a.m. when a commercial van driven by Kayla Gerdes jumped a curb and ran her over - crashing into the Hempstead, L.I., home with what a neighbor called a "tremendous boom."

When the killer van finally came to a stop, its entire front end was inside of Twine-Wright's tidy Colonial-style home on Cathedral Ave.

Twine-Wright, a retired doctor, was dragged underneath the vehicle and died at the scene.

"Not like that! No!" screamed her son Chauncey Twine, 31, stunned by the tragic accident.

Gerdes, of Freeport, L.I., was charged with second-degree manslaughter, driving while impaired by drugs and unlicensed operation of a vehicle, Nassau County police said.

The van's owner, Brian Steele of Oceanside, L.I., was a passenger, but he was not charged, police said.

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[beartocouch]

HUGO'S '99 problems' cover version is WAY better than the Jay Z original ;-P

[melomelomelo123]

you're an idiot

[LeaLovesMakeup95]

i know her. she is a very sweet girl. my dads friend chris married her mom tara and kayla was always very nice to me. when i was 11 she was 16 and she used to let me hangout in her room with her and her friends. everyone needs to leave her alone she a good girl who made a bad mistake. she will be out of jail by age 24 and im happy because im obviously on her side but thats only cuz i know her

[kissikristi47]

shes not a bad person she just needs a lil help

[Stephen Denobrega]

i just hope the best for kayla ....i feel bad for both of them... her and the victim

[729Drew]

And your jealous

[ace320xx]

u just gave proof to what i said...

[SHOOTTHAFAIR1]

i met her in mastic i had sex with her in my car first time i met her she was on xanax and percs