Jahlmiria Jones, 25, Maurice Watkins, 19, and Tiffeny Correa, 19, killed, and Heaven Downs, 22, injured in single-vehicle crash on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, New York
Police: 3 killed, 1 injured in 1-car crash on Syracuse road
Official say police and fire crews received a call around 2:30 a.m. Monday reporting a crash with serious injuries on Erie Boulevard. Police say when they arrived they found a female unconscious and three other people unresponsive.
The driver and the front-seat passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. A third person later was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Names Released of Syracuse Fatal Crash Victims, 21-Year-Old Remains in Critical Condition
Investigators say 25-year old Jahlmiria Jones was at the wheel when her car jumped the curb and struck a tree in the median. Jones, 19-year-old Maurice Watkins and 19-year-old Tiffeny Correa were all killed.
The only survivor, 22-year-old Heaven Downs, was able to call 911. She was taken to the hospital where she's now listed in critical, but stable condition.
Video appears to show passengers before Syracuse crash that killed three
The video, two short clips posted on the social media app Snapchat, depicts four people dancing in their seats to music and laughing inside a car at night.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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