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marmar

(76,976 posts)
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 09:42 AM Aug 2012

Hedge-Fund Chief’s Son Held in Death at Yellowstone Club

(Bloomberg) A New York teenager out for a late- night drive in an all-terrain vehicle was charged with negligent vehicular homicide under the influence of alcohol after a crash that killed his passenger and prep-school roommate at the luxury Yellowstone Club resort in Montana.

James Sinclair Welch, 19, son of Welch Capital Partners LLC founder Leighton Welch of Bronxville, was arrested about 11:50 p.m., Aug. 2, by the Montana Highway Patrol, according to state court documents. The victim, Parker Regan, 19, of Mendham, New Jersey, was a son of R. Christopher Regan, a founding partner of The Chartis Group, a health-care consultancy.

The accident occurred at the Yellowstone Club, a private ski and golf resort near Big Sky, Montana. Members include Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, Tour de France cycling champion Greg LeMond and Cliff Asness, co-founder of the hedge fund AQR Capital Management LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Welch was driving a 2012 Polaris Ranger Crew, a four-wheel- drive vehicle, and told police he was making a left turn on Andesite Ridge Road when Regan “fell out,” according to an affidavit by Trooper Joshua Brown and a citation he issued. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-04/hedge-fund-chief-s-son-held-in-death-at-yellowtone-club.html



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Hedge-Fund Chief’s Son Held in Death at Yellowstone Club (Original Post) marmar Aug 2012 OP
Well, let's see what happens here. Nt xchrom Aug 2012 #1
True. Justice isn't so blind when the elite are involved. marmar Aug 2012 #2
as my grandmother used to say: 'you ain't said nothin but a word." meaning, very true. nt xchrom Aug 2012 #4
It's been a long time since I've seen a 19 year old described as a teenager in a criminal complaint. DCKit Aug 2012 #3
how white is it? inthemiddle2 Aug 2012 #5
 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
3. It's been a long time since I've seen a 19 year old described as a teenager in a criminal complaint.
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 10:05 AM
Aug 2012

Just how white is this kid?

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