Tragedy has struck the city of San Marcos as four teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene, and one was rushed to the hospital, soon to be pronounced paralyzed, due to a drunk driving accident. At one o'clock this morning, a vehicle driven by Andrew Braid, a student of San Marcos High School, carrying three fellow students struck another vehicle driven by sophomore Mackenzie Kirkwood, also a student at San Marcos High School. The only sober passenger in Baird's car, Isiah Hennie, was declared dead on impact, and intoxicated Christina Clermont, who suffered a spinal injury and is now paralyzed from the waist down, ending her promising softball career. All Three occupants of the other vehicle, Alicia Santucci, Emily Page, and the driver, Mackenzie Krikwood, were deceased by the time the first response arrived.
Although the police have refused to released many details at this point in the investigation, it has been confirmed that the driver, Andrew Baird, was intoxicated at the time of the incident. He is in custody and currently awaiting his arraignment in court. The sober sophomores involved, Alicia Santucci, Emily Page, and diver Mackenzie Kirkwood, were eager to continue their high school experience however, everything changed for them in an instant.
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