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Friends mourn c By KELLEY MCDONALD Staff writer On Oct. 19, USC lost a student to an alcohol-related accident. David Bridges, 19, of Taylors, was killed instantly when his car ran off the road and struck a utility pole. He had been driving on Highway 215 after leaving a party near Columbia College and had been drinking since 8 p.m., reports said. The accident could have resulted directly or indirectly from alcohol, said R. E. Gibson, officer of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Bridges was passed out oenina tne wneei wnen tne accident occurred, Gibson said. He had been up late studying that week, and the combined effects of fatigue, alcohol and the heat inside the car probably caused him to fall asleep, he said. Bridges is one of the thousands of people killed in alcohol-related accidents every year. But to people like David Nasim and Brian Bookter, Bridges wasn't just another statistic. He was their best friend. Nasim had been close to Bridges since the ninth grade and described him as reliable and trustworthy. "Once he became your friend, he was your friend for the rest of your life," he said. Bookter knew Bridges since grade school and talked about his friend's quiet, easy-going nature. "He was always happy," Bookter said, "I don't think there's anybody he disliked." Through his own successes, Bridges was an encouragement to his friends. "He inspired me to study in college," Nasim said. Being in great physical shape, Bridges also pushed his friends to work harder athletically. "We watched each other's diets, and ate broccoli all the time," Nasim said. Bridges took part in typical college life; he listened to REM, worked out every day with his friends, pulled allnighters studying and went out with the guys on Friday nights, his friends said. A UL ~ L I l l ~ _ j i r i i r /\uuuugu iic uau a guou sense ui numor anu was lun 10 be with, he studied a great deal and went out only when he had the time. Bridges had his priorities in order, Bookter said. Guatemalan 1 human rights By DAC CARVER . vide the audience w Staff writer ed picture of the r A Guatemalan native will discuss surgency that hi the condition of human rights in that country. Central American country at 8 p.m. International Thursday in Russell House Room organization Amne 305. will sponsor the f The presentation will include a pari of its continu short video narrated by a the release of Guatemalan priest on the recent ar- conscience, my re-allocation of villages to the "Prisoners of co highlands of Guatemala. 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Bridges was' a member of both the USC Bodybuilding Club and an intramural swim team. He had recently been chosen captain of an intramural water polo team, which he had been organizing the Friday afternoon of his death. Bridges was also training to be a student orientation leader, and had just been elected secretary/treasurer of the honor society Alpha Lambda Delta. Greenlaw commended Bridges on his tremendous talent and abilities. "He was a super fine individual. Everyone loved and cared for him," Greenlaw said. He believed that the great tragedy was Bridges being killed as he was coming to the prime in his life. "They say only the good die young. He was one of the good ones," he said. Bridges's best friends must also live with the fact that he may have died unneccesarily, as a result of drinking and driving. "I've learned a big lesson," Nasim said. "Most people will just read this and say, 'It's just another guy dying from drinking and driving.' 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