"Nothing good happens after midnight"

My mother used to tell me when I was in high school, "What do you want to be able to stay out until 2:00 am for??? Nothing good happens after midnight."

She meant that anything you might want to do or engage in after midnight would not be something she would approve of. But, since my goody-two-shoes older brother got a 2am curfew, I got one, too. But, uh... um.. well, let's just say Mom was right.

Now, it seems some poor life choices have had irreversibly tragic consequences:

"Hit-and-run kills pregnant teen outside strip club" (Houston Chronicle)

"An early morning hit-and-run accident killed a pregnant teenager overnight in southwest Houston, according to a report this morning by KHOU-TV. The incident happened in front of Playmates Cabaret at Bissonet and Southwest Freeway around 2 a.m.

The 17-year-old, who was reportedly six-months pregnant, was struck and killed by a pickup truck, according to KHOU. The teen died at the scene and the truck fled the scene."

Now, let's make sure we have these details right: She's only 17, 6-months pregnant (not married), and -- where was she? -- in the parking lot of a strip club at -- what time? -- 2:00 a.m..

I don't mean to suggest that this girl deserved what happened to her, or that she somehow "had it coming" by any means. But when a 17 year-old girl who is six months pregnant is in a strip club parking lot at 2:00am, "nothing good" can come of it.

Unfortunately, the article doesn't report on the condition of her unborn child, which suggests that the baby died as well. What a sad and preventable loss.