BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — A horrific car crash on Bainbridge Island killed three teenage girls Tuesday night.
Just before 9 p.m., Bainbridge Island police responded to an accident off Sunset Drive on the eastern side of the island.
Police believe the car had been traveling at a high rate of speed, left the road and struck several trees before rolling over.
Two 14-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the scene.
Happening now: a grassroots memorial continues to grow in honor of the 3 Bainbridge Island teens who died in a car crash. Two of the victims were only 14. It appears that the car veered off a steep embankment. pic.twitter.com/nuAFqTK2bG
— Ryan Simms (@RyanKIRO7) March 17, 2021
All three attended Bainbridge High School.
“They grew up here on Bainbridge Island,” said Dr. Peter Bang-Knudsen, Bainbridge Island Superintendent. “They attended elementary, middle school and Bainbridge High School. They were teammates, they were classmates, they were friends to so many people. This is gonna have a deep impact on our community.”
The school district, which just returned to in-person learning Mar. 1, is providing grief counselors for students and staff.
“The scope and scale of three young lives being lost in that moment is very difficult to comprehend,” said Dr. Bang-Knudsen.
14-year-old Marina Miller was among those killed. We’re seeing many of her classmates flock to the crash site to pay their respects pic.twitter.com/181ivIR72j
— Ryan Simms (@RyanKIRO7) March 17, 2021
The accident remains under investigation.
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