Drunk driving accident leaves 2 FVHS students dead, 4 injured
Rachel Korchin
04/10/08
At 10:04 a.m. a car crash occurred in front of the school. Six FVHS students were involved. The crash left two dead. Alcohol consumption is believed to be a factor in the accident. Gallery of Accident
Britney Salazar, 2007 FVHS Homecoming Queen, was arrested for suspected drunk driving. Salazar admitted to the police that she had been drinking vodka and Bud Light .
Once she was able to emerge from her overturned vehicle, she appeared dazed and confused, and was tested for a DUI . Upon failing the sobriety check, she was arrested and escorted to the Fountain Valley Police Station. She suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
Elizabeth Coe, a senior and FVHS cross country and track star, was pronounced dead at the accident site at 10:32 a.m. U pon impact she was ejected from a black car, which was driven by Andrew Kinney, and suffered severe head trauma and internal injuries.
Coe, who was on her way to school, was not wearing a seatbelt when the car she was traveling in was struck by Salazar, who had allegedly been under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Cody Webber, a senior and baseball player, suffered severe head injuries and was said to be in critical condition. He was immediately taken by ambulance to Fountain Valley Hospital. At 10:43 a.m, en route to the emergency room, he was pronounced dead .
Others involved in the crash were Natalie Glisson and Jacob Rear, who were passengers in the car driven by Salazar. They were trapped inside the back seat and were unable to free themselves because the doors were jammed shut. They suffered from moderate cuts and bruises, and were able to walk under their own power.
Andrew Kinney, the driver of the other car involved, needed to be cut out of his car with the Jaws of Life. After the paramedics placed a neck brace on Kinney, he was transferred to a trauma center to be treated for broken ribs and moderate to severe facial injuries.
Salazar’s car, a green Toyota, heading South on Bushard, was overturned in the accident. Her car had severe frontal damage and had the front windshield smashed completely. Broken glass and beer bottles littered the area around the car.
Kinney’s car, a black Honda, heading North on Bushard, suffered from severe frontal damage on the right side. Coe was apparently ejected through the missing windshield. Smoke was seen emerging from under the hood .
Note: EFM is a program to promote awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. This accident is a simulation. Gallery from behind the scenes.
In an unfortunate coincidence, Newbury Park High School was also struck with a fatal accident, but theirs is all too real. As they were preparing to stage an educational drunk driving accident through the same program we're presenting today, “Every Fifteen Minutes,” five of their students were involved in an alcohol-related single car accident. The accident left a star football player dead, one in critical condition, and three injured. Teen drinking and driving is a serious problem.
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