A Florida community is mourning the deaths of five teens who were found in a submerged car as a result of a crash.
The five teens were involved in a “single vehicle traffic crash” along Top Golf Way in Fort Myers late Sunday night, which resulted in their car becoming submerged in a retention pond, according to astatementfrom the Fort Myers Police Department.
FMPD spokesperson Kristen Capuzzi said the teens seemingly lost control of a black Kia sedan before crashing into the retention pond, according toThe Fort Myers News-Press. All five victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The FMPD has identified the victims as Eric Paul, 19, Jackson Eyre, 18, Amanda Ferguson, 18, Breanna Coleman, 18, and Jesus Salinas, 18.
Four of the teens — Eric, Jackson, Amanda and Breanna — were employees at the Texas Roadhouse on Dani Drive, according to theNews-Press.
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All four teens worked on Sunday, Alan Hansen, market partner for nine Texas Roadhouses in Florida, told the outlet. Two of them finished early and returned to pick up the others so they could pick up fast food, he said.
“They were leaders in our restaurant,” Hansen said. “They knew how to be great examples.”
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“We just want to recognize their lives and the good that they’ve done in our society and in our group here at Texas Roadhouse,” Hansen explained.
“[She was] so funny and bubbly, she made the whole place light up,” Lylah added.
Meanwhile, those who knew the victims are still processing the tragedy. “We’re allowing ourselves to grieve and move forward,” Hansen told theNews-Press.
source: people.com
