Three Teens Dead, Two Injured Following Single Car Crash In Licking County, Ohio

I have driven this road on many occasions, how tragic this is. Two of the three names mentioned are quite familiar to us, not sure if an relationship though, just good Licking County names. This is tragic, five kids, out for the Summer, not a care in the world, a whole life ahead ...... and then this, apparently due to excessive speed. The two survivors will never be the same, especially the driver. I probably have been in a similar situation, but, by the 

"Grace of God" 

.... a different finish. 

Such a tragedy.

LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - Ohio State Highway Patrol says three people are dead 

and two people are injured after a single car accident in Licking County.

According to police, a silver Mitsubishi Diamante carrying five people smashed into a tree and split in two just after 1 PM on Hardscrabble Road, near Alexandria.

All three passengers in the back seat of the vehicle - two females and one male - were partially ejected during the crash and killed. 

 They were not wearing seatbelts. 

Police say the victims were, 17-year-old Michael Hoskinson, 15-year-old Chyenne Spurgeon 

and 15-year-old Linzie Bell

Two occupants in the driver's and passenger seat were injured in the crash, but survived. 

 Their condition is unknown.

All of the car's occupants were between 15 and 17-years-old.

Investigators say skid marks just before the impact may indicate either the driver applied the brakes or he was traveling so fast he was trying to regain control of the car before it struck the tree.

Police say speed was a factor in the crash.

SHOW THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN

Time will tell .....

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. -- A suspected car thief who was in the middle of breaking into a pickup truck was shot and killed by the truck's owner in Maple Valley early Tuesday morning, King County Sheriff's deputies said.

The 27-year-old thief, who family identified as Blake Moore, and his girlfriend were already driving a stolen Honda with stolen plates when they pulled up to a home in the 21800 block of SE 236th Place just after midnight, deputies said.

As the man then began breaking into a pickup truck, the truck's owner came out to walk his dog and confronted the thief, according to investigators. Guns were drawn, and several shots were fired.

The thief ducked behind the truck he was trying to steal, but was still struck several times and died at the scene, deputies said.

The truck owner's aunt hailed her nephew, who is a former Marine, as a hero for saving her life as the bullets began flying.

"He shoved me out of the way when the guy was going to shoot at us," said Kristen Hague. "Looked like (the thief) had a gun and pushed me out of the way and yelled 'gun!' and I don't think if he would have done that, I would be alive... I think he was defending me -- I totally see it."

She said her nephew was definitely justified in fatally wounding the thief.

"My life was in danger; my nephew's life was in danger, and he did the right thing even though it ended really bad and really sad," Hague said.

She said despite the thief's attempt to shoot them, she went to his side and did CPR until medics could arrive.

"There was a guy on the ground dying and it was instinct and...I just went in and started doing compression on his chests...until help got there," Hague said. "It was all I could do."

Detectives say they recovered at least two weapons from the scene -- a .45 caliber apparently used by the thief and a 9 millimeter from the man who shot the suspect.

His alleged accomplice was arrested and police say she had a felony warrant for burglary.

Meanwhile, police questioned the man who shot the thief, then released him.

Hague said she's not surprised he would come to her defense.

Did Capitol Police Overreact?

There is still a lot we don’t know. But when you look at more of the details you have to wonder if the capitol police had enough reason to shoot her. 

Taking a life should be the last resort. And we have to wonder if reason could have been shown by someone. 

Obviously her reactions were not justified, but wouldn’t a nonlethal reaction have been more appropriate? 

Most of these questions will sadly never be answered. What do you think? Should the capitol police have shown restraint?

Panic in DC after female driver with a child rammed barricades outside the White House before fleeing to the Capitol, crashing into a police car and being shot dead

• Capitol Hill was placed in lockdown after gunshots fired in downtown DC on Thursday
• A child, aged around 2 years, was in the black car with the female suspect, Miriam Carey, 34, who was shot and killed by police officers
• Carey, from Connecticut, ‘did not fire any shots’
• No link to terrorism and believed to be an isolated incident, police said

You can see where someone might be a little freaked out with all these guns drawn on her: