It's been 4 years since u passed..

It's been almost 4 years since my brother david muniz's death. I was on the internet searching for at least one article and this is what I found..
A 13-year-old boy who was skating behind a bicycle was killed late yesterday afternoon when he was crushed under the wheels of a truck. David Muniz was wearing in-line skates while holding onto the back of a friend's bicycle on Throop Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the police said. The bike turned, swinging the boy into oncoming traffic, where he was hit by the truck, the police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The police said the truck driver would not face charges. Jennifer Medina (New York Times) This is another article from the Daily News

A 13-YEAR-OLD Brooklyn boy being pulled on skates by a bike-riding pal was killed yesterday when he rolled out of control - and was crushed under a giant dump truck, cops and witnesses said.

Young David Muniz fell underneath the truck's rear wheels and was dragged for half a block in Bushwick. A cop stopped the driver, who had no idea of the horror, two more blocks away, police and witnesses said.

The boy was killed at Flushing and Throop Aves., only a few blocks from where he lived with his loving family.

"He smashed my baby's head!" wailed David's mom, Carmen Valentine, 39, hours later at her Belvidere St. home. "How are you going to kill a boy and keep going?"

There were no charges against the driver, said police, who called the boy's death a tragic accident.

"The kid was in between the back wheels. The driver had no idea he was there," said a police source. "He was devastated."

David, who attended Public School 318, was set to start the eighth grade next week after a fun-filled summer of skating through the neighborhood and playing video games.

"He was a good kid. He was respectful," said next-door neighbor Jose Diaz, 23, who visited the grisly crash scene. "It just wasn't his time to go."

The accident unfolded just before 5:10 p.m. in this neighborhood - an uneasy mix of residences and factories, filled with roaring trucks - when David and two buddies on bicycles were headed north on Throop Ave., witnesses said.

David was holding onto the back of one of the bikes, but when the trio reached Flushing Ave., he apparently let go and was hit, witnesses said.

"It was scary. He was laying there dead," said witness Karon White, 13, an eighth-grader.

David was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Some of those who visited the intersection built a small makeshift memorial of candles to David, known as a polite child who spent a lot of time with his parents, half-sister and grandmother.

"He was a good student and he loved sports. We were just sharing CDs together," said Valentine, a stay-at-home mom. "He loved Spanish reggae.

"Nothing will ever be the same."

David's friend and schoolmate, Jeremy Claudio, 13, said he did not go with the three boys on that fatal ride because his bike was broken and his asthma prevents him from in-line skating.

"They wanted me to ride around. It's all we do. It's fun," Jeremy said. "I'm just lucky. I wasn't with them."


My brother was a nice person picked on me occasionally. I loved him alot. When he dies I didn't realise it since i was at a young age 8. My mom was breaking down and for me that was hard because I kept it all bottled inside one day in the 4th grade I had a breakdown and had a panic attack it's like a asthma attack. I miss him and it may be hard. This year a girl from my school passed away from a asthma attack.. It brought back memories of him and now I know that he's gone and i'm okay with it cause I know ima see him again no matter what I have people that love me by my side. Look on my Mibba profile there's a poem. This year I looked to writing to help me share my feeling poetry and song writing and music has always helped me. it's ok. One day ima make a song for my big brother, so he can be pround of me I know he will be thsi is kind of a ranting thing but it's a journal thats what its for right. I've learned to tell people about my problems while I was writing this my bff asked me did I want to do this and I replied yea because I want to show the world how I feel. I don't need to hide it because I will always embrace his memory and thats something that'll always be true no matter what. Look for me David i'm always there//

David Travis Muniz Jr.- 7-3-92 - 9-7-2004
Baby faced brother, brown eyes, Funny being stupid. I love him always..
August 30th, 2008 at 11:49pm