[privacy] One of the "Chipsons" dies in a motorcycle crash

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/01/microchip.family.ap/index.html

BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) -- A teen engineering prodigy who gained national
attention in 2002 when he and his family received identification chip
implants on live television was killed in a motorcycle accident, authorities
said.

Derek Jacobs, 18, lost control of his motorcycle early Saturday and crashed
into a guardrail and a pole, the Palm Beach County sheriff's office said. He
was wearing a helmet.

"It was just a crazy accident of a bump or something, and he was
catapulted," said his mother, Leslie Jacobs. "He had, of course, potential,
because he was brilliant, and he was just a wonderful son. He wanted to make
a difference in the world."

Derek was set to get his engineering degree this year after only two years
at Florida International University. He wanted to be a neurosurgeon, his
mother said.

At age 12, Derek became certified by Microsoft as a systems engineer. He was
qualified to run corporate computer networks.

Two years later, he and his family had identity chips implanted on live
television. They were the first family to get VeriChip IDs, made by Applied
Digital Solutions.

Derek pushed his parents to look into the chips as a way to help store
medical information for his father, who suffered a host of health problems,
including cancer.

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