Wednesday, September 9, 2009
ILLINOIS: The Daily Herald reports that 19-year-old James Kaylor died Wednesday after he lost control of his vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a truck head-on. The accident happened just after 1 a.m. Wednesday on Joliet Road in Woodridge. The truck driver tried to avoid the crash, but couldn't. He was uninjured. Police say there were no drugs or alcohol involved in the accident.
NEVADA: The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that 18-year-old Lucio Sanchez Jr. died Wednesday night in a crash that appears to have been caused by drunk driving. Four other teenagers also in the car were seriously injured. Lucio had just turned eastbound on Tropical Parkway in Las Vegas when he lost control of the vehicle, striking a brick wall.
Sanchez was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police say there were three 14-year-old boys and a 17-year-old girl also in the car.
NEW YORK: Police have not yet named a 16-year-old boy who died in Ellenburg Center Wednesday night. Few details were available in this story in the Press-Republican, other than the accident was a one-car rollover.
UPDATE: The story has more details now. Christian Garceau died in the one-car crash around 10:40 p.m. He ran off the road and slammed into a group of boulders. His car flipped onto the side, where it burst into flames. Police believe speeding was a factor in the crash.
Follow the above link to learn more about Christian.
ILLINOIS: The Chicago Breaking News Center reports that 16-year-old Dematrice Wallace died on Thursday, a day after he sustained serious injuries in a head-on accident in Chicago. Dematrice was a rear-seat passenger in an Oldsmobile sedan that crashed head-on with a Saturn driven by a 37-year-old woman. Police have not yet released the cause of the crash.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
OHIO: A 19-year-old died after he drove off the road in Milan and into a utility pole. Todd C. Jordan, 19, of Norwalk died shortly after the accident at the hospital. Police say he was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
UPDATE: There's a memorial story here that talks about how one friend couldn't believe Todd had died.
Another update: This story says Todd may have received a text message right before the accident.
LOUISIANA: The Daily World reports that a teen died Tuesday from injuries he sustained in an Aug. 30 accident. Michael Cade McDaniel, known as Cade, died Tuesday. He was 18. Police say they are considering upgrading charges against Ross Velillon, 17, who was the driver of the pickup truck Cade was in. He has already been charged with driving while intoxicated.
The crash occurred at 2:26 a.m. that day. The driver ran off the road, tried to correct the situation when the car began to spin. It went down an embankment and crashed into some trees. There were six teens in the car, and none of them were wearing seat belts.
UPDATE: There is a CaringBridge webpage for Cade, and a Facebook page asking for prayers for Cade when he was in the hospital.
OHIO: A 19-year-old died after he drove off the road in Milan and into a utility pole. Todd C. Jordan, 19, of Norwalk died shortly after the accident at the hospital. Police say he was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
UPDATE: There's a memorial story here that talks about how one friend couldn't believe Todd had died.
Another update: This story says Todd may have received a text message right before the accident.
The crash occurred at 2:26 a.m. that day. The driver ran off the road, tried to correct the situation when the car began to spin. It went down an embankment and crashed into some trees. There were six teens in the car, and none of them were wearing seat belts.
UPDATE: There is a CaringBridge webpage for Cade, and a Facebook page asking for prayers for Cade when he was in the hospital.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
TEXAS: This is just tragic: An unlicensed 14-year-old driver caused an accident that killed five people in the car, including herself, her mother and her brother. According to this story in the Amarillo Globe-News, Aime Banuelos was driving a minivan along Highway 70 about 10 miles north of Pampa when she took her eyes off the road and crossed the median, crashing into an oncoming truck. A photo from Amarillo.com shows a decimated, burned minivan on the side of the road.
"The scene was heartbreaking," said a spokesman for the state troopers. "I don't want to elaborate. It was difficult for the officers. It's difficult to face that sort of decimation. Any human would be taken aback by that type of scene."
Aime died at the scene. So did her mother, Teresa Martinez, 46; her brother, Juan Banuelos, 15; her friend, Jeff Pace, 16; and a family friend, Estafana Cortez-Rosales, 74. Martinez's granddaughter, Celeste Espitia, 5, survived and was flown to the hospital for treatment.
State troopers say the driver of the big rig Aime collided with saw her take her eyes off the road before the accident. She was leaning over picking something up, moving something, or adjusting something. Whatever it was, it took her eyes off the road for a critical few seconds.
PENNSYLVANIA: A 16-year-old was killed on her first day at a new school as she took a ride home. Police say all three occupants in the car were wearing their seatbelts, and speeding did not appear to be a factor, according to this story. But the driver lost control somehow, and Alexandra Smolin, 16, was killed. She had only been at Central Bucks South high school for a day, having recently moved from Florida.
Other newspapers have her name spelled correctly, and there's a nice memorial story here.
NORTH CAROLINA: Police say 18-year-old Bryan Patrick Sheppard of Reidsville died Wednesday afternoon when he pulled in front of an oncoming car. He was driving a 1985 Pontiac when he tried to cross the highway, and was hit by a 2006 Toyota heading southbound. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
No fatal accidents reported through Google News Alerts or through Nexis. Could we have had a safe day?
UPDATE: No such luck.
OHIO: Rebecca Ickes, of Bremen, died following an accident that happened on Tuesday which at first puzzled accident investigators. Now, police say Rebecca, known as Becky, ran a stop sign and collided with an oncoming van, according to the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Becky died Wednesday from her injuries.
The stunning red head graduated from Fairfield Union High School this year and planned to attend the Lancaster campus of Ohio University in the winter semester. She wanted to major in early childhood education.
The newspaper posted a sad photo of someone holding Becky's hand after the accident. Becky's mom, Cheryl, says she's happy someone was there to hold her hand and talk to her during that time of crisis.
Monday, August 31, 2009
OREGON: Seventeen-year-old Marissa Pratt died at the scene of one-vehicle accident at 5 a.m., police said. Three others were injured. The News-Review reports that a 16-year-old female and two 22-year-old males were injured. The 2006 Jeep Wrangler had been traveling east when the driver lost control and slid off the roadway. It rolled before coming to rest about 200 feet down an embankment.
Photo from the Amarillo Globe-News
TEXAS: This is just tragic: An unlicensed 14-year-old driver caused an accident that killed five people in the car, including herself, her mother and her brother. According to this story in the Amarillo Globe-News, Aime Banuelos was driving a minivan along Highway 70 about 10 miles north of Pampa when she took her eyes off the road and crossed the median, crashing into an oncoming truck. A photo from Amarillo.com shows a decimated, burned minivan on the side of the road.
"The scene was heartbreaking," said a spokesman for the state troopers. "I don't want to elaborate. It was difficult for the officers. It's difficult to face that sort of decimation. Any human would be taken aback by that type of scene."
Aime died at the scene. So did her mother, Teresa Martinez, 46; her brother, Juan Banuelos, 15; her friend, Jeff Pace, 16; and a family friend, Estafana Cortez-Rosales, 74. Martinez's granddaughter, Celeste Espitia, 5, survived and was flown to the hospital for treatment.
State troopers say the driver of the big rig Aime collided with saw her take her eyes off the road before the accident. She was leaning over picking something up, moving something, or adjusting something. Whatever it was, it took her eyes off the road for a critical few seconds.
PENNSYLVANIA: A 16-year-old was killed on her first day at a new school as she took a ride home. Police say all three occupants in the car were wearing their seatbelts, and speeding did not appear to be a factor, according to this story. But the driver lost control somehow, and Alexandra Smolin, 16, was killed. She had only been at Central Bucks South high school for a day, having recently moved from Florida.
Other newspapers have her name spelled correctly, and there's a nice memorial story here.
NORTH CAROLINA: Police say 18-year-old Bryan Patrick Sheppard of Reidsville died Wednesday afternoon when he pulled in front of an oncoming car. He was driving a 1985 Pontiac when he tried to cross the highway, and was hit by a 2006 Toyota heading southbound. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
No fatal accidents reported through Google News Alerts or through Nexis. Could we have had a safe day?
UPDATE: No such luck.
OHIO: Rebecca Ickes, of Bremen, died following an accident that happened on Tuesday which at first puzzled accident investigators. Now, police say Rebecca, known as Becky, ran a stop sign and collided with an oncoming van, according to the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Becky died Wednesday from her injuries.
The stunning red head graduated from Fairfield Union High School this year and planned to attend the Lancaster campus of Ohio University in the winter semester. She wanted to major in early childhood education.
The newspaper posted a sad photo of someone holding Becky's hand after the accident. Becky's mom, Cheryl, says she's happy someone was there to hold her hand and talk to her during that time of crisis.
Monday, August 31, 2009
OREGON: Seventeen-year-old Marissa Pratt died at the scene of one-vehicle accident at 5 a.m., police said. Three others were injured. The News-Review reports that a 16-year-old female and two 22-year-old males were injured. The 2006 Jeep Wrangler had been traveling east when the driver lost control and slid off the roadway. It rolled before coming to rest about 200 feet down an embankment.
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