First Story Exercise

At around 9:00PM Monday night, a car load of three teenagers swerved and rolled over on Mile Hill Rd. in Belmont, MA. Two were injured. Seventeen-year-old Jamie Peterson, the driver of the vehicle, crawled out unscathed, but the two passengers yet to be named were not as lucky. Lieutenant Judith Barkus of the Belmont Police Department confirmed that the passengers were two young females. Eyewitness Josie M. Crandall watched the accident from her residence on Mile Hill Rd. and was the first to call the police.

“I’ve never seen a car going so fast on this road,” said Crandall, “It’s a dirt road, and it’s really easy to lose control.”

Peterson’s white Mustang sped around a corner near the fairgrounds as it was followed by Tom Carroll, Jr. who happened to be driving in the area at the same time. Carroll, in his pick-up truck, was first to act upon the situation. He mentioned to police he had been driving behind the Mustang when it suddenly sped around a curve. Carroll’s next sight was a flipped car.