Saturday, June 15, 2002 7:57 PM
A speeding car carrying five teen-age girls
careened out of control and struck a light pole near Las Vegas High
School.
The students, who were returning
to the East Sahara Avenue campus after lunch at a Burger King, were traveling
at least 60 mph as the car bounded over a hill and drove into the road's
S-curve, police said.
The driver lost control, sending
the Ford Thunderbird into a skid of more than 200 feet before it slammed into
the metal light pole in the median. Jaws for life has to remove these
girls from this vehicle.
Police officers and firefighters
at the scene said they were shocked the crash did not shear the metal pole.
The impact wrapped the larger portion of the car around the pole, while the
car's front end continued traveling another 50 feet.
This was a horrible accident
right before Graduation. 2 girls are dead, and 3 girls are scared for
life with the memories and physical disabilities the survivors face. PLEASE DO
NOT SPEED!!!!!!!! AND NEVER DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT A LICENSE. IF YOU
DO........ THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!
Ashley Troester Driver,
16, Died Her Father let
her drive his car whenever she wanted to, she had
no license or insurance.
Ashley Biersach Back-seat
passenger, 16, leg amputated
Natasha Keeter Front-seat passenger, 17,
died
Kiley Quinn Back-seat passenger,
15, Multipile injuries
Aleisa Valdez Back-seat passenger, 15, multiple
injuries.
Kiley Quinn