Tragedy strikes; leaving families and community in anguish. A Utah State University 15-passenger van rolls out of control; six students found dead and five injured.
Smoke and twisted metal haunted the scene when High Way Patrol Lieutenant Jason Jensen arrived. “One of the worst scenes that I have seen in 15 years of duty,” exclaimed Jensen when asked on the extent of the accident.
Evan Parker, agricultural instructor, along with ten of his students, had visited Greenline Equipment earlier that day in conjunction with the annual USU Ag Week celebrations. Kyle Holden, a former student of Parker’s, was accompanying the van in a separate car. “We were on the way back, but they never made it,” Holden commented as the quick paced accident replayed in his head. High velocity and mechanical malfunction are suspected to have caused the accident.
“Devastating,” said Utah State University President Stan Albrecht, “it is the worst accident in Utah State history.” University officials are currently contacting family members concerning the accident; the names of the victims are not yet released to the public. Albrecht emphasized that despite this devastating event, Ag Week will continue with a special “focus on the families, focus on the survivors, and on the students.”
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4 comments:
I just finished reading your story-well done! You blended the facts and the emotional side of the story really well. Great job!
Wow Lee! You sound like you've been doing this for years! I was on the edge of my seat as I was reading your article. Awesome job! You must have a really cool friend that helped you get into this class so you could get your incredibly talented self out there for the world to see!
Great job on your article! It was very well written to include all the all the details needed to best understand went had happened. Also including an emotional point of view to help readers feel closer to the victims even if they we're not personal effected was a nice touch! :)
I would have to aggree with the rest of the group! Very easy to follow! I know this was a tough time for all of USU students as well as the Cache Valley Community.
-MARk
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