annarborhawk
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Re the accident. There's a culture of youths in Detroit buying ATVs and driving them very recklessly in Detroit. Detroit used to have several million population within the City Limits, and it's now down to about 800,000 or something (though it's starting to come back). Anyway, large swaths of neighborhoods are basically abandoned homes. And there are blocks of boarded storefronts and manufacturing. Areas of the city are returning to agriculture (I kid you not), and some are just becoming overgrown with vegitation.
Anyway, I say all this to give you a backdrop as to how/why ATVing has become a thing amongst certain circles w/in the City. They do absolutely crazy/dangerous stuff on them - But it's not the urban/busy environment you would think.
I'm pretty sure you can find videos of it on YouTube. Also, if you want to get an idea of the area, you can google streetview yourself a tour through some Detroit neighborhoods.
Anyway, the speculation is that Malik got hurt playing around this way in Detroit. Non smart. But truth be told, there are far worse things young men get caught up in the City.
As far as whether there was a police report, another little interesting tidbit from my fair city is that the homicide closure rate is below 20%. Think on that one. So, yeah, an unreported ATV accident is really no surprise.
Anyway, I say all this to give you a backdrop as to how/why ATVing has become a thing amongst certain circles w/in the City. They do absolutely crazy/dangerous stuff on them - But it's not the urban/busy environment you would think.
I'm pretty sure you can find videos of it on YouTube. Also, if you want to get an idea of the area, you can google streetview yourself a tour through some Detroit neighborhoods.
Anyway, the speculation is that Malik got hurt playing around this way in Detroit. Non smart. But truth be told, there are far worse things young men get caught up in the City.
As far as whether there was a police report, another little interesting tidbit from my fair city is that the homicide closure rate is below 20%. Think on that one. So, yeah, an unreported ATV accident is really no surprise.