May 16, 2025
Box Truck Crash in Gallatin County Construction Zone Injures Two
Two individuals were injured this afternoon when a box truck crashed into four other cars in a con …
Over the weekend, five Bethalto-area teenagers who all attend Roxana High School were involve in a fatal car accident that left one of the dead and the rest of them seriously injure. According to Bethalto police, who are still investigating this tragic incident, the accident occur just before 9:30 pm on Saturday November 9 on Buchta Road. The vehicle was reportedly being drive at a high speed when it went off the road and hit a tree in front of a residence. While some of the passengers were eject from the vehicle upon the impact, law enforcement officials would not specify how many of the teens had thrown from the vehicle.
When authorities arrive at the scene, they immediately pronounce that one of the teens was dead, and they usher off the other four to a local hospital to receive emergency medical treatment for their serious injuries.
Possible Causes of the Accident
Although law enforcement officials have not publicly state what they believe may have cause the accident, as the investigation is ongoing, the following may have playe a role in this fatal car accident:
- Driver intoxication – Give when the accident occur, it’s a possibility that the driver could have been drunk. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) more than 500 people in the U.S. are kill by drunk teen drivers each year.
- Reckless driving – Speeding, which may have been a factor in this accident, is reportedly a factor in about 35 percent of all fatal car accidents involving teen drivers.
- Failure to wear seatbelts – More than 50 percent of all teen occupants who are kill in car accidents reportedly were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident. Given that some of the teens in this accident were eject from the vehicle, it’s likely that they were not wearing restraints prior to the collision.
Mount Vernon Car Accident Lawyers
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