A teenager in Keflavik, Iceland who crashed his car early on Saturday morning killing two of his passengers and leaving the other in intensive care, has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
A police statement says that the young man and his three female passengers were all aged 18 and 19 and that the driver was the only one wearing a seatbelt.
Two of the girls lost their lives in the accident and one remains seriously ill in hospital. The driver escaped with only minor injuries, Visir.is reports.
Sad… and makes me sick to my stomach. I come from the states where these accidents were a common occurrence but it is never common or easy for the friends and families – and for the lives lost. Get a taxi, call your mom, sleep on the floor, spend a night in jail if you must but DO NOT DRIVE DRUNK and give hell to those that do to try and discourage such awful reckless behavior.
Safety and security is always the best policy.
My condolence to the family and friends.
May this be a lesson to be learned by all.