Roanoke Car Accident Kills Student

Shannon Weidemann

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A 16-year-old high school student at Covington High School was killed in a single-car accident on Wednesday. The victim was a passenger in the back seat and he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Investigators think the 17-year-old driving the car was speeding, and detectives estimate he was going about 85 MPH on the Hot Springs/Covington exit. The speed limit for the off-ramp is 35 MPH. The boy lost control and flipped his car, according to investigators.

The car, an black older model Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, slid almost 200 yards on its drivers side, investigators said. It never flipped completely over.

A fellow student was driving the car. A third student was sitting in the front passenger seat. They were both wearing seat belts and suffered only minor injuries. The police are still investigating the accident and no charges have been filed.

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