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Dante Crump, 22, Kaireem Meeks Jr., 24, Jante Clark, 26, and Adam McQueen, 22, killed, and Meredith McSpirit, 19, injured in single-vehicle crash into house in Saugerties, New York

Modified Date: 
Fri, 03/18/2016 - 6:21am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

4 New York men killed when car plunges down embankment - WTOP

Authorities say a car plunged down a 110-foot embankment in upstate New York, hit a house and landed on its roof, killing four men inside. Officers identified the dead as 22-year-old Dante Crump, 24-year-old Kaireem Meeks Jr., and 26-year-old Jante Clark, all of Kingston, and 22-year-old Adam McQueen of Ulster Park. Police in the Hudson Valley village of Saugerties say 19-year-old Meredith McSpirit of Kingston was driving the car Wednesday morning when she failed to make a sharp turn and went down the embankment. 

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Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Dante Crump
Kaireem Meeks Jr.
Jante Clark
Adam McQueen
Meredith McSpirit
County: 
Ulster County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY

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