SCITUATE, R.I. -- A Scituate High School student was killed Thursday morning when the car she was driving struck a tree. Three passengers in the car were hurt.
News Channel 10's Brian Crandall reported that the crash happened about 7:30 a.m. on Route 116. The driver and her friends were on their way to school when the car went off the road. Margaret Cook, 18, was killed instantly when the car crashed into a tree.
Witnesses told police that just before the crash, the car passed other cars on the two-lane road and had just returned to its lane.
Rescuers used two Jaws of Life tools to remove three of the four students from the car. Two students were taken to Kent Hospital by ambulance and the third was driven by parents.
Police Chief William Mack said it appears speed was a factor in the crash.
"I've been a police officer 28 years, and I was surprised at the amount of emotion that it generated, having two girls and a son myself. It's senseless," Mack said.
The high school canceled parent-teacher conferences that were scheduled for Thursday night. Counseling will be available to students and teachers on Friday.
And this is what it means to me.
Allz: hey abby
XxMizAlienxX: hola chica!
Allz: how are u?
XxMizAlienxX: Pretty good, you?
Allz: eh not good
XxMizAlienxX: Why aren't you out with your Valentine?
XxMizAlienxX: Why not?
Allz: u hear about that accident?
XxMizAlienxX: Yeah...
XxMizAlienxX: You okay?
XxMizAlienxX: Anyone you know?
XxMizAlienxX: OMG... Ally...
Allz: yea
Allz: my valentine was in that car
Allz: i'm supposed to me out with him now
Allz: i saw the accident to.. we were behind them and stopped, and i saw one of my best friends meg dead... and i saw jimmy trapped in the back.. and his twin sister toni was screaming and i saw her stuck and covered in blood.. and chris the other kid was out and was trying to get to toni in the front
Allz: and then we went to school.. they told us meg died.. chris had internal bleeding and is coming home tomorrow.. toni will be home monday she has her jaw wired and needs major facial plastic surgery and broke her wrist.. and jimmy....
Allz: one eye is swollen shut.. he shattered a knuckle, he has a compound fracture in his wrist, he broke some ribs, his diaphram collapsed and they have to rebuild it, he has a gash in his liver which will fix itself, he bruised his splean, and lost alot of his small intestine
Allz: and jimmy is the kid i'm kind of dating... and i can't even see him yet.. he will be in ICU until monday
XxMizAlienxX: What happened?
XxMizAlienxX: is he going to be okay?
Allz: yea he will bein in ICU until monday.. but i'm gonna see him tomorrow night
Allz: hes gonna be oaky.. just a lonnnnnng recovery
XxMizAlienxX: Ally, what the hell happened?
Allz: they tried to pass 2 cars.. a truck was coming the other way and then another car came up.. an all they remember was flying into the woods
Allz: it was completely megs fault.. she was in a no passing zone going 90
Allz: i gg tho
XxMizAlienxX: cya
I can't even imagine what's happening with Ally, I can't even start to imagine. What is modern tragedy? Modern tragedy is this. Modern tragedy is a tragedy that affects no one but those involved. Rowan was a modern tragedy, Stevie and my brother are modern tragedies. This accident, Ally's valentine, Ally, herself, these are modern tragedies. The gut-wrenching pain you get when you listen to these stories is what tragedy is defined by. And it's all surreal... Ala calling me up to tell me how she blew off Matt seconds after I get this news. And me, joking with her about how she got him good, at the same time all I want to do is fly down to Scituate and hug Ally to death and tell her I'm so sorry.