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Jump the Hill: Earn your wings

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Four Manheim teenagers who died in a January car crash were traveling between 80 and 90 mph when the accident happened, police said Monday. That is one of the findings in the ongoing investigation of the Jan. 16 crash in South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County. Investigators, who obtained search warrants for the teens' cell phones, also found text messages that confirmed that the boys had planned to speed over a dip in the road, "getting air," shortly before the accident occurred. The teens killed in the crash were: John Griffith, 16; Cody Hollinger, 16; Nicolas Bryson, 15, and DeVaughn Lee, 15.

VIDEO: Scene of the accident from a driver's point of view

They were traveling south on Mount Wilson Road about 11:30 a.m. when their car slid sideways into the northbound lane, where it was struck broadside by a car. All four teens were members of the Manheim Central High School Barons football team. The accident happened after the team had gathered for a breakfast at a Manheim restaurant. Earlier reports said police had received a statement at the accident scene that the teens had planned to make a video of their car jumping a hill on Mount Wilson Road that morning. South Londonderry Township police Chief Jeffrey Arnold said Monday that his department obtained search warrants to examine the teens' phones after the crash. Police did not find any videos on the cell phones of the car jumping the hill. But they did find text messages about the teens' plans. "The text messages," Arnold said, "told everyone where they were going, what they were doing there. "They were going there with the specific purpose: to jump the hill." Investigators, including the Lebanon County district attorney, plan to meet in the next month or two to discuss the accident investigation and decide if it can be formally concluded, Arnold said. cstauffer@lnpnews.com

Submitted on 07/10/2011

Submitted by: ranting
Reference: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/lavoz/4/359891#ixzz1RimMlLML

>> Moderator Scores <<

James said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Thanks for submitting, Rantling, but two of the victims are underage (16 being our cutoff) and that constitutes an automatic toss!

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Other
As James said. Thanks just the same.

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Jump the Hill: Earn your wings

2011 Reader Submission Pending Acceptance

2011 Reader Submission
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