Mercy and Anger

Missed this one over the weekend. Here's Chris Goffard: There were 10 teenagers in the SUV that night, hurtling toward summer. Crammed elbow-to-elbow from the cab to the luggage pit of a 1989 Chevrolet Blazer were five seniors and five juniors from Newport Harbor High School. They had been partying all night; many had been drinking; most were not wearing seat belts.
It was Friday, May 23, 1997. They were speeding along Irvine Avenue next to Upper Newport Bay. Behind the wheel was a varsity baseball player who didn't drink but was taking the curves too fast. Just after midnight, the Blazer struck a median and started tumbling. Seconds later, they lay scattered across the road or pinned…