Six of Nine People Killed in Single-Car Florida Crash Were Younger Than 15: 'Precious Lives Lost'
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office identified the victims of Monday night's crash
Six of the nine people who died in a Florida car crash earlier this week were under the age of 15, authorities said.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims as driver Pamela Wiggins, 56, and passengers Leiana Alyse Hall, 30; Anyia Tucker, 21; Michael Anthony Hall, Jr., 14; Imani Hall, 9; Kamdien Edwards, 5; Yasire Smith, 5; Ziaire Mack, 3; and Naleia Tucker, 23 months, The Palm Beach Post reported.
One passenger, 26-year-old Jorden Rickey Hall, survived the crash with serious injuries, authorities said.
The incident, which involved a 2023 Ford Explorer, happened in a farming community about 45 miles west of West Palm Beach at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time on Monday, Aug. 5.
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Wiggins, who would have celebrated her 57th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 6, failed to negotiate a 90-degree curve in the road and the SUV hit a guardrail before flipping upside down in a canal.
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Four of the SUV’s occupants were pronounced dead at the scene and six were transported to a local hospital, where five people later died, authorities confirmed in a press release.
Sheriff’s deputies and members of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue dove into the water to search for survivors, and one sheriff’s deputy was injured during the rescue attempt.
According to a crash report obtained by NBC affiliate WPTV, none of the victims were wearing seatbelts.
Three of the victims were from out of state: Kamdien and Anyia Tucker lived in Connecticut, while Mack was from Virginia, the crash report states.
On Tuesday, the NTSB announced that it was sending a team to conduct an investigation into the crash.
A GoFundMe started by Wiggins’ daughter has been set up to help pay for funeral expenses and to remember “these precious lives lost,” Patrice Wiggins wrote.
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