Friday, September 4, 2009

TEXAS: A teen died after he opened the passenger door of the car he was in, fell out, and was run over by a school bus. Police say verbal disputes between groups of teens in two cars resulted in the incident. Police believe the teen was trying to get out of the vehicle to escalate the fight, when the driver turned and drove away. The driver and victim were not named. Here's one of many stories on this incident.

PENNSYLVANIA: An 18-year-old Fort LeBoeuf High School senior died late Friday night less than a half mile away from her Summit home, according to the Erie Times-News. Danielle Chizewick had been out at a football game Friday night, returned home for a bit and then headed back out. She said she'd be back soon.

Minutes later, her car slammed into a utility pole and a large tree, flipped, and then came to rest against another tree. It took rescue workers more than an hour to free her from the wreckage. She died at the scene, and the accident cut off power to the neighborhood, including her parents' home.

The three other teen males in the car were not identified. They were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

MAINE: A passenger was ejected from a car and died late Friday in a one-car accident near Kennebunk. State police said the car veered off the road, went into a ditch and struck a cement culvert. Anthony Blangiardi, 18, of Eliot, was ejected from the vehicle's passenger side and was later pronounced dead. The driver, 18-year-old Jonathan Veino was treated and released from the hospital. Veino was wearing a seatbelt,  and Blangiardi was not, but police noted that the passenger seat was also ejected from the car during the accident.

Updated story here. Police say alcohol was involved in the crash.

UPDATE: Police arrested Veino on Sept. 11, and charged him with manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence. Story here.

DELAWARE: A 46-year-old man was struck and killed by an SUV driven by a 17-year-old in Smyrna, police said. Police believe the man was drunk as he was walking down the road. The teen driver slowed down and honked, but the man fell into the path of the SUV. The teen was unable to avoid hitting the man.