TRAGEDY. The car was driven by an 18-year-old, who only suffered injuries / Pixabay
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A 17-year-old teenager and a 19-year-old girl died this Thursday as a result of a traffic accident in West Hempstead, New York. The authorities’ investigation determined that the speed of the truck in which they were traveling was fundamental in the tragedy.
The context: The truck was driven by another 18-year-old. The vehicle, according to the police report, lost control when rounding a curve in Westminster Road and hit directly against a nursery and the back of a truck that had been on the site since the previous night.
- The driver of the truck, whose identity was not disclosed, survived the accident. His condition after the crash is unknown. The passengers were pronounced dead at the site.
- According to the police, speed played a role in the accident. The investigation determined that the vehicle went from the first to the fourth lane before hitting the truck.
What do they say?: “The driver of the vehicle is in a local hospital, critical but stable. There is no crime at this time. It is an ongoing investigation, ”Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder commented after the event.
- “The child is supposed to bury the father, not the father who buries the child,” said Dennis Caesar, one of the victims’ uncles.
- Patrice Blake, Kurtis Caesar’s aunt, described him as “a very respectful young man and he had many friends, always willing to do for anyone.”
- “He had a big heart. She was good to everyone. She was nice, talking to everyone, “said a partner of the young woman who died.
The data: The state of New York is one of the territories with less than a thousand deaths in traffic accidents this year. According to data from the World Population Review, 889 fatal accidents are registered by the entity, events that leave 943 deaths to date.
- Texas tops the list with 3,330. It is followed by California (3,259), Florida (2,915), Georgia (1,0407) and North Carolina (1,321).
- In terms of traffic accident deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, New York has an average of 4.8, the second lowest rate in the entire country, only surpassed by the District of Columbia (4.4).
- New York ranks fifth on the list of entities with the fewest fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, with 0.76 miles per 100 million miles.
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