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Three Bellbrook students are dead and three are injured after their pick-up truck slammed into a tree on Wagner Road and Oleva Drive in Sugarcreek Township Sunday, November 4, 2012. (WDTN Photo/Josh Ames)

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17 year old says he was driving 50mph in crash that killed three Bellbrook teenagers

Updated: Thursday, 08 Nov 2012, 7:19 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 08 Nov 2012, 5:54 PM EST

SUGARCREEK TWP., Ohio (WDTN) - A preliminary report was released Thursday about a crash that killed three Bellbrook High School students.

The report says Jesse Whitaker, 17, was driving the pickup that crashed Sunday, November 4 during the early morning hours.

Police say he somehow lost control of his pickup truck on Wagner Road. The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree.

The report says that Whitaker told investigators he was driving at 50 mph. The speed limit on that stretch of Wagner Road is 45 mph.

Julianna Hawk, 14, Sophie Kerrigan, 17, and Skylar Kooken, 16, were killed.

Three others, including Whitaker, Zachery Morgan, 18, and Allison Magill, 17, were injured.

The report also said that Whitaker was wearing his seat belt, but it was unclear whether the other passengers were wearing theirs.

Officers do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.

Police are still investigating the crash.

 


 

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