By Mary Manning
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 (4:02 p.m.)
A 15-year-old Henderson teenage girl was killed about 11:30 p.m. Friday when she was thrown from a white pickup truck that flipped, Henderson Police said.
A white Chevrolet Silverado truck with one teen driving and three others as passengers lost control near Grand Hills and Villa Barolo, police said.
The driver lost control and went off the road, police said. The white pickup flipped. The teenage girl died at the scene, police said.
Three other teens were taken to local hospitals, police said.
The white pickup had been racing with a red Ford F250 truck, police said. The teen driver of the red pickup was arrested for DUI alcohol, police said.
The Clark County coroner's office will release the dead teenage girl's identity, police said.
I'm incuding some of the comments that go with this story. They are by concerned parents and others:
This is the phone call all parents dread. There are no words. These are all great kids striving to grow up too quickly. Parents please, please set stricter boundaries, or check to see the boundaries you have set are being respected. While both drivers may not have been drinking, most of the kids at that party were. This is typical of the "fun" they have every weekend. I know all of these kids and their grief today is tribute to their families and to their character. A tragic accident. This young girl was lovely and my heart goes out to her family.
Posted by mom
Posted by Simplydad
What is scarry about this situation is all of these student (from Coronado) just went through "Every 15 Minutes". The almost exact sinario was played out. The students seemed affected by the program, but sadly, not enough. I have two students at Coronado. My children are not in what we call the popular group (going to parties) but are well known. Students put others down if they are not in their "Group" and teens so badly want to be part of the group. The pressures young teens put on each other to be cool or accepted is too much! My heart breaks for the mom and dad and family of Olivia. There are no words that can make it right! Please know that there are many parents praying for you and your family. My daughter had classes with Olivia since the 7th grade at Miller and had many wonderful things to say about how sweet and caring she was. All I have left to say is God Bless Olivia and her family.
Posted by Windmill