Elena ShapiroElena Bright Shapiro was a 20-year-old ballerina with a promising career ahead of her. She died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, when the car she was driving was struck by Dr. Raymond Cook, according to police. Dr. Cook is a cosmetic surgeon and assistant professor at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill is accused of driving drunk. Dr. Cook has since been charged with second degree murder in Shapiro's death. Dr. Cook posted a $250,000 bond and was released from custody. He also surrendered his medical license and apologized to Shapiro's family. Police say Dr. Cook was driving 85 mph when his vehicle slammed into Shapiro's. The young ballerina's friends and fellow dancers at the Carolina Ballet spoke to The Today Show on Wednesday.
Tragic hubris. Just because a person is a doctor, has a PhD or is a professor of anything doesn't mean they've got any sense. Many of the small planes crashed into the mountains of western NC over the years were owned by and piloted by doctors and other "high achievers". They seem to think that if they can afford it, they can control it and the weather. After all, they play god in their day jobs. Please make him spend the rest of his life performing reconstructive surgeries on disfigured children living in poverty. This country needs to look at the South Koreans. They have a HUGE business Industry for driving cars for people who are drunk. They come to the drunk driver and drive the drunk and the car home. The good doctor will discover that getting his lips done and his butt-lifted takes on a whole new meaning in prison
Knowing Dr. Cook personally as a fellow resident several years prior, he would gladly serve as a community servant for the remainder of his life. He made a huge mistake. He has a drinking problem. He has not taken this lightly. He knows he has ruined a family, taken a life, and his children will be raised wihtout him.
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