The aunt and uncle of San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker were killed in a car accident Monday shortly after 5:30 a.m. CT, hours after the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana State Police confirmed Wednesday.

Walker’s agent, Vincent Taylor said Alice, 42, and Bryan Young, 54, were staying in a hotel in Baton Rouge and were driving there after spending time with Walker and family members after the game. Taylor said the Youngs pulled over on the side of the highway for an unknown reason when their car was hit from behind.

26 year old Nechole Thomas, seen below, of Houston was the driver that crashed into the Young’s car. The police report states she was traveling at a high rate of speed on I-10 west in St. Charles Parish on the right shoulder when the accident occurred. Both cars caught fire and, after the flames were extinguished, the Youngs were discovered in their vehicle and pronounced dead.

Thomas was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation. Authorities say preliminary toxicology results indicate Thomas tested over the legal blood-alcohol limit of .08%. Drug testing is still pending.

In December 2011, she was charged with a felony in St. Louis for allegedly using the heel of her stiletto to cause significant damage to another person’s car, including causing numerous dents and breaking a TV monitor and DVD player inside the vehicle. She is scheduled to go to trial on April 15.

In pictures Walker posted on Instagram, the Youngs are seen enjoying Super Bowl festivities wearing Mardi Gras-style beads and are also seen with Walker at the 49ers’ practice Saturday.

“Im going to miss y’all but i know they are in a better place.” Walker wrote on his Twitter page.

SOURCE: USATODAY

Tragic news out of Louisiana, as the aunt and uncle of 49ers tight end Delanie Walker were killed in a car accident near New Orleans after leaving the Super Bowl.

Alice and Bryan Young of Pomona, Calif. were stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 10 in St. Charles Parish when a driver hit them as she veered off the highway. Nechole Thomas, 26, of Houston was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated and reckless operation of a vehicle.

Walker is the cousin of Alice Young’s son DeAndre Williams, a standout high school football player. Williams was invited to go to the game but said he declined to focus on schoolwork and track practice.

Full story: Yahoo! Sports

Alice and Bryan Young were pulled over on the shoulder of I-10 for unknown reasons when the driver’s car came barreling into their car. The driver was arrested on two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.

State Police said Nechole Thomas, 26, of Houston, was driving a 2002 Mercedes C230 at a high rate of speed on the right shoulder of westbound elevated I-10 around 5:30 a.m. Monday and smashed into the back of a 2012 Nissan Altima that was stopped on the shoulder for unknown reasons.  Thomas was able to escape from her vehicle with minor injuries as both cars began burning.

The Youngs are the parents of Serrano High School (outside Victorville, CA) football player DeAndre Williams. Delanie Walker sent out a picture on Instagram with his aunt and uncle.

via Delanie Walker’s aunt, uncle killed by suspected drunk driver – Niners Nation.

Wednesday morning Walker tweeted the message, “Alice and bryan young my aunt and uncle was killed on Monday at 5 am after the super bowl by a drunk.”

A second tweet shortly after read, “Im going to miss y’all but i know they are in a better place.”

The tweets were accompanied by two pictures of him posing with his aunt and uncle.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that a Mercedes C230 driving at a high rate of speed on the shoulder of a highway in St. Charles Parish slammed into the back of the couple’s Nissan Altima which had stopped on the shoulder, setting fire to both vehicles.

The driver of the Mercedes, 26-year-old Nechole Thomas, escaped her vehicle with minor injuries, State Police told the newspaper.

Thomas was arrested two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation of a vehicle.

The crash came hours after the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

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Woodcut of witch trials

May 26, 1647: Alse Young (also cited as Achsah Young or Alice Young) is executed by hanging. She was about 47 years old at the time of her execution. She is believed to have been the wife of John Young, a man with some property to inherit. She had a daughter, but no son, and would have been heir to her husband’s estate. This was apparently enough to make women susceptible to the charge of witchcraft. There is no record remaining about the basis of the charge. There is some speculation of a communicable disease running through the small town of Windsor, Connecticut. Witchcraft became a capital offense in Connecticut in 1642.

The number of witches executed over the centuries is not clearly known. The best guess is between 50,000 and 100,000. Most of these executions took place between 1550 and 1650 although the crime was punished from the 14^th to the 18^th centuries. Some of the witches were Pagans, but many were not. Most victims were punished by local or community courts and were not tried by an established Church. While executions took place throughout Europe and her colonial properties, there were wide variances in the number of executions. Ireland had only four while most of the deaths occurred in German lands of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Colonial America frenzy culminated in the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Between June and September of that year, nineteen men and women were convicted of witchcraft and hanged at Gallows Hill. Another older man was pressed to death after he refused to submit to a trial. Hundreds more were accused of the crime with many of them jailed for months without trials. The hysteria passed and the killings stopped.

Most of those accused of witchcraft over the centuries have been women. Often, after epidemics or natural disasters, a cause was sought out. There needed to be someone to blame. Neither the Catholic nor Protestant churches targeted witches as the cause behind any disasters. Outlying lands where the Catholic Church was the weakest were the location for the most virulent witch hunts, according to Nachman Ben-Yehuda. While being a woman didn’t automatically mean you were accused of witchcraft, about three-fourths of those accused were women. Most confessions came after horrific torture. Sadly, witch hunts still continue on a limited basis in some Third World countries.

All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman. … What else is woman but a foe to friendship, an unescapable punishment, a necessary evil, a natural temptation, a desirable calamity, domestic danger, a delectable detriment, an evil nature, painted with fair colours. – from The Hammer of Witches

Its [The Hammer of Witches] enormous influence was practically guaranteed, owing not only to its authoritative appearance but also to its extremely wide distribution. – Nachman Ben-Yehuda

The medieval conception of women shares much with the corresponding medieval conception of Jews. – Steven Katz

After the terrible devastation caused by the Black Death [bubonic plague] (1347-1349), these rumors increased in intensity and focused primarily on witches and ‘plague-spreaders.’ – Jenny Gibbons

Also on this day:

Who Was That? – In 1828 a strange teenager is found on the streets.
Complex Napoleon – In 1805, Napoleon was crowned King of Italy.
Sailing to Oblivion - In 1854, Khufu or Cheops’ ship was discovered.

About a year ago, teacher and musician Alice Young was diagnosed with appendix cancer. She was referred to Dr. Armando Sardi, a surgical oncologist at Mercy Medical Center who specializes in abdominal cancers and who operated on Alice using a relatively new and unusual surgical technique in which liquid chemotherapy is poured directly into the abdomen during surgery. Alice Young joins Tom in the studio to talk about her experience with this rare form of cancer, along with Dr. Vadim Gushchin, a surgical oncologist who works with Dr. Sardi at the Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy.

On September 18, there will be a 2.8-mile fundraising walk at the Inner Harbor to raise money for Dr. Sardi’s research. Learn more at Heat It to Beat It.

  In addition to providing exceptional personalized individual and small business health and life insurance services, she has since become focused on providing long-term care, financial planning and life insurance services to the 55+ community in New Hampshire.  Alice is dedicated to educating seniors by teaching ‘Medicare 101′ seminars to groups, large or small, who are interested in learning about, or simply confused by the overwhelming, ever-changing information about Medicare.  She is currently developing a comprehensive referral package of trusted business partners to assist in connecting people in all areas of life management, such as estate planning, probate, and financial management. 

The dedication to serving small businesses and the Medicare education and services they provide is what makes Alice Young and The Paige Agency unique in New Hampshire.  Where it is easy to get lost in the shuffle of large insurance companies, the Paige Agency offers solid consulting services and products on a much more personal level, focusing on the specific needs of each business or individual.  With strong partnerships in the New Hampshire area, The Paige Agency is a vast and valuable resource for its clients.  For additional information, contact Alice Young and the Paige Agency at www.paigeinsurance.com.

About a year ago, teacher and musician Alice Young was diagnosed with appendix cancer. She was referred to Dr. Armando Sardi, a surgical oncologist at Mercy Medical Center who specializes in abdominal cancers and who operated on Alice using a relatively new and unusual surgical technique in which liquid chemotherapy is poured directly into the abdomen during surgery. Alice Young joins Tom in the studio to talk about her experience with this rare form of cancer, along with Dr. Vadim Gushchin, a surgical oncologist who works with Dr. Sardi at the Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy.

Information on the appendix cancer fund- and awareness-raising concert on Tuesday

WHY: A concert featuring a variety of classical and popular music to raise awareness and raise funds for appendix cancer research

Who: students from Baltimore School for the Arts
Wilde Lake High School
Mt. Hebron High School
and Oakland Mills High School

With guest performer Jonathan Carney, Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra playing ‘SPRING’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

When: Tuesday, May 18, 7:30pm

Where: James Rouse Theatre, at Wilde Lake
5460 Trumpeter Road,
Columbia, MD 21044

Tickets: www.pmp.ticketleap.com
$10 in advance or $15 at the door. Donations accepted too.