Amber Stevens, 17, dies and another 17-year-old girl critical after exiting vehicles involved in crash, then being struck by 2 separate vehicles on Highway 78 at Dugan Avenue in Jefferson County, Alabama

Modified Date: 
Mon, 11/15/2021 - 9:34am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

2 teen girls struck by passing driver while surveying wreck damage

After the wreck, the two teenage girls got out to look at the damage and check for injuries. An adult female driver, her 17-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son were in the Honda and a 17-year-old female driver and adult male passenger were in the Honda. The adult female driving the Honda was also injured in the wreck and also taken to the hospital. The two teenage girls were critically injured and take to UAB Hospital. The initial wreck happened on Highway 78 at Dugan Avenue just after 8 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Sheriff'€™s Office.

1 of 2 Jeffco teens hit by car after traffic crash has died

One of two teen girls injured after they were hit by a car while standing on a roadside following a wreck has died. The teens' vehicles - a Suzuki and a Honda - collided with each other, and then came to a rest in the lanes of traffic. They were standing by their cars when a Lexus driven by a 64-year-old man drove up on the wreck. After the accident, the girls, both 17, got out to look at the damage and check for injuries. Her 15-year-old brother was also in the car, but he wasn't injured.

Minor High School honors student killed in accident

Minor High School is honoring one of its seniors who died Friday from injuries suffered during an accident two days earlier. Friday, Stevens was honored at Minor High School, where she is a senior. Stevens had just transferred to Minor High School for her senior year, and students remembered her as a very friendly, but quiet classmate, who excelled in the classroom. On Wednesday night, the car Amber Stevens, 17, was riding in was involved in an accident on Highway 78 near Dugan Avenue around 8 p.m. At Friday's football game against Gardendale High, he said everyone was being encouraged to where black in Stevens' honor.

2 teenagers critically injured in crash

The two 17-year-old girls got out to check for damage and injuries when a Lexus driven by a 64-year-old man swerved to avoid the vehicles and hit both girls.

2 teen girls critical after they wrecked and were then struck by passing motorist

The injured teens were taken to UAB Hospital. One of the girls is from Trussville; the other is from Forestdale.

People Involved: 
Amber Stevens

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