A horrific car crash occurred on Mile Hill Rd. in Belmont,
Mass. Tuesday evening. A white Ford Mustang swerved off the dark, dirt-road and
flipped over onto its roof. Alcohol may have been involved in the incident, but
has not been confirmed
The driver of the car was Jamie Peterson, 17, of Belmont. Peterson
managed to crawl out of the car on his own. According to Belmont Police, rescuers had to use the jaws-of-life
to free two passengers from the crushed car. The operation took about 45
minutes.
The two female victims were taken
to Belmont Memorial Hospital. One victim was in stable condition; the other was
airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A spokesperson from Mass. General confirmed
that one of the patients was being treated for a brain injury. There has been no additional information regarding her critical condition.
Tom Carroll, 17, was driving behind the Mustang in his pick-up truck and was the
first on the scene. He told police he saw the car suddenly speed around a curve, where it overturned onto its roof.
“It’s hard to see kids your age in something like this,”
Carroll said.
Josie Crandall witnessed the vehicle veer off the road through her home window at about 9 p.m. She immediately contacted the
authorities.
“I’ve never seen a car going so fast on this road,” Crandall
said. “It’s really easy to lose control.”
Coincidentally, a fatal accident occurred at the same spot Dec. 24, 2005,
where two local teenagers were killed. No evidence has been found to support a connection between the two tragic crashes.
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