5 Teenage Girls Die in Fiery Crash

As the mom of a 17 year old who has had his license for about a year....and a 15 year old who will soon be 16 and pestering to drive, and a soon to be 14 year old, the fatal crash that took the lives of five recent graduates from a high school in Rochester, New York strikes terror to my heart. The girls were headed to a cabin in the Finger Lakes for a sleep over. There are reports now that several text messages were sent from the drivers phone seconds before the crash, leading authorities to believe it may have played a part in the accident. Five lives snuffed out in seconds. Their families and friends will grieve their loss forever. The truck driver they collided with will never be able to erase the memory of the day he saw five pretty perky cheerleaders burn to death in an SUV in a ditch beneath his truck. May God encompass all with the peace that only he can provide. Teenagers often think they are immortal...invincible...which this crash so clearly disproves. Even though my 17 year old will roll his eyes when I remind him, I'm going to do it anyway. Pay attention to the road as if your life depends on it....because it just may.