Three teenage girls were involved in a single-car-crash at the railroad tracks on Friday, May 20, 2002.
Sixteen-year-old Meredith Thomas, now a sophmore at the University of Tennessee, was driving herself and two friend’s home from school. All three girls only suffered minor injuries.
The windshield of the Jeep was shattered, and all three girls were covered in glass. The reporting officer was a paramedic, so none of the girls went to the hospital.
Thomas was only five miles from her home when the crash happened.
The Jeep crossed the railroad tracks at approximately, 30 mph and was thrown left. When Thomas over-corrected the wheel the vehicle flipped and rolled across the road until it stopped, landing on all four wheels.
The vehicle was partially in the ditch and partially in the road.
“It felt like a dream, like it didn’t happen” Thomas said. “When I reached for my cell phone after the car stopped rolling it wasn’t there. Everything had been thrown out the windows.”
The driver’s window of the Jeep was down and Thomas could feel the grass on her arm as the Jeep rolled. The corner of the car was dented in all the way to her face.
Experiencing the crash and seeing the damage of the vehicle gave Thomas nightmares for weeks.
Thomas did not get a ticket from the police, nor were her parents angry.
“We can buy a new car but we can’t buy a new you” her mother said after seeing the condition of the car.
Thomas had only had here license for four months. After the crash she had to purchase another car herself: a Mercury Sable. She drove the Mercury for the rest of her high school career, but with her parents help was able to buy a Ford Mustang to take to college.
1. Where was the crash?
2. How did it happen?
3. Was anyone else in the car with you?
4. Was anybody hurt?
5. Was another car damaged?
6. Did you get in trouble with your parents?
7. Did you get a ticket?
8. Did you get a new car afterwards?
9. What kind of car did you have?
10. How long had you had that car?
11. How long had you had your licenses?
12. Where there any psychological affects from the crash…i.e. nightmares, etc.?
13. Did you go to the hospital?
14. Did you cry?
15. Is that the only crash you’ve ever had?
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2 comments:
The lead needs to summarize the story in only one sentence.
Add a comma after 30 mph.
. When Thomas over-corrected the wheel it caused the vehicle to roll across the road until it stopped; landing on all four wheels.—what comes after the semi-colon has to be a complete thought.
Good Job :)
Very interesting story about Meredith. And scary! Good quotes.
Watch AP style and punctuation errors.
Keep up the good writing!
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