Virginia Legal News

Three High School Students Killed in a Car Crash in Virginia Beach

Posted on Nov 17, 2008

Three students from Green Run High School were killed in a car accident on Friday, November 14, 2008, when their vehicle hit a minivan on Salem Road in Virginia Beach. Monday, November 17, 2008 is the first day back to school since the three teens died and school administrators are taking measures to help students cope with their grief.

Matthew Kirkbride, 18, Adam Sherman, 17 and Joseph Jenkins, 17, were all killed last Friday when the car they were traveling in crossed over the center lane and collided with a minivan on Salem Road. The students had just left the Virginia Beach technical and career education center where they were taking classes.

According to police, Kirkbride was driving, Jenkins was in the front seat with him and Sherman was sitting in the back seat. All three teens were wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident, but the collision was so severe that the three students were killed by the impact.

As the news of the three teens’ deaths traveled, students came by Green Run High School to bring flowers and signs in remembrance of their friends and classmates. Green Run High School students said that everyone knew Kirkbride, Sherman and Jenkins and the sudden loss of their lives will be felt not only by their senior class, but throughout the entire high school.

“I think tomorrow is just going to be a really quiet day, just…I think everybody’s just going to be sad and try to remember them,” said Caroline Hutto, a Green Run High School student.

Car accidents in Virginia are all too common. In 2007, there were 145,405 crashes reported, which resulted in 1,026 deaths and 68,822 injuries. There were many different causes associated with these accidents, including driver impairment, running traffic controls, speeding, driver distractions and so on.

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