{"id":2023698,"date":"2023-09-06T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-teens-killed-3-injured-in-pickup-truck-accident-on-georgia-interstate\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:58:19","slug":"5-teens-killed-3-injured-in-pickup-truck-accident-on-georgia-interstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-teens-killed-3-injured-in-pickup-truck-accident-on-georgia-interstate\/","title":{"rendered":"5 teens died and 3 were injured in a pickup truck crash on a Georgia interstate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F5-teens-killed-3-injured-in-pickup-truck-accident-on-georgia-interstate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Scott \u2064Cunninghaml\/Getty\u2063 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:48\u200c PM\u200c \u2013 Wednesday, September 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, a pickup truck careened over a ramp wall and\u2062 flipped over onto a Georgia interstate, killing \u2062five teenagers and injuring three other people. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Labor \u2062Day \u200dtragedy occurred just before 4\u2064 a.m. on \u2063the \u200cwestbound ramp of State Route 316 to southbound Interstate-85 \u200cin Gwinnett County, near the Atlanta metropolitan area. <\/p>\n<p>Gwinnett County Police received a \u200c9-1-1 call reporting\u2062 that a pickup truck \u200dhad\u2064 gone \u201cover the wall of the raised ramp\u201d and had fallen onto the major Interstate Highway. <\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Michele Pihera stated \u200cthat the\u200b collision involved the pickup and two\u2064 other cars near \u2062Pleasant Hill Road.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police\u2019s early investigation, two of the involved vehicles crashed, sending one of them flying over the ramp\u2019s wall \u2062and into the freeway below, where\u2062 it was\u2062 struck by another \u200dvehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy resulted in the shutdown\u200d of sections of State Route 316 and I-85 for several\u2064 hours on \u200bLabor \u2063Day.\u2063 The roadway was \u200breopened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pihera said that \u200dGwinnett County firefighters announced that five teenagers were killed and that three others were transported\u2063 to local hospitals for non \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-crane-collapses-onto-nyc-street-after-catching-fire-injures-6\/\" title=\"Crane catches fire, collapses on NYC street, injures 6.\">life-threatening\u2062 injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, police\u200c stated that \u200dthe five teens who died were inside the\u2064 pickup truck that careened over \u200bthe ramp wall. The victims identified were Katy \u200bGaitan, 17, Ashley Gaitan, 16, Coral Lorenzo, 17, Hung Nguyen \u200d,18, and Abner Santana, 19.<\/p>\n<p>Details regarding the other three injured\u200d victims were not\u2064 immediately provided by police.<\/p>\n<p>Three of those who \u200bwere\u2064 killed \u2062had attended Lakeside High School in DelKalb County. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Susan Stoddard, the Principal of Lakeside \u2062High School, commented on the deaths \u200bof Katy Gaitan, Ashley Gaitan, and Coral Lorenzo, expressing that their teachers and other school\u2062 staff had been informed of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWith profound sorrow, we\u200c inform\u200b you of the tragic\u2064 automobile\u2063 accident that happened early Monday, resulting\u2062 in the loss \u2062of three of our \u200dstudents,\u201d \u2064Dr. Stoddard stated in an announcement \u200dshared with USA \u200dTODAY. \u2062\u201cWe hope\u2063 you will remember Katie, Ashley, and Coral\u2019s families during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stoddard requested\u200d that people refrain from speculating on the cause of the accident, since doing\u2062 so might be \u201cinaccurate,\u200c deeply \u200dhurtful, and unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent of the DeKalb \u2062County\u2062 School District \u2063Dr. Devon Q. Horton announced that the district will support the Lakeside High School Community and emphasized that during this\u200d time, self-care\u200d and compassion are essential.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe understand that grief is \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-teens-killed-3-injured-in-pickup-truck-accident-on-georgia-interstate\/\" title=\"5 teens died and 3 were injured in a pickup truck crash on a Georgia interstate.\">profoundly personal journey<\/a>, and we are committed to \u2062providing the necessary support\u200c to help you heal,\u201d Horton said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the accident, police stated that the cause of the crash remains\u2063 under \u200dinvestigation. <\/p>\n<p>Those \u200dwho may have information regarding the case have\u2062 been asked \u2062to contact Gwinnett County Police Department at \u200dpdaccidentinvestigationunit@gwinnettcounty.com, or 678-442-5653.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u200cblasts directly to\u2063 your inbox for\u2062 free. Subscribe \u2062here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sheriffs\u200b in\u2064 Osage County say they\u200b have possibly identified\u200b a girl \u2064depicted in\u200b a drawing belonging to the notorious BTK killer. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd sits\u200c down\u200b with\u00a0The\u00a0 Lieutenant Governor of\u200d Virginia\u2063 to discuss the economy and legislative\u00a0elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former Proud Boys Lead Enrique Tarrio is sentenced, Biden masks\u200b up, Ken Paxton pleads\u2064 not guilty and an American Hero gets the Medal of Honor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u200b president of the Crime Prevention Research Center Dr.\u200b John Lott released new research showing that politics has infected the reporting \u2064of gun crimes\u200d at the FBI and \u200dCDC<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2064-The\u2064 U.S department of Defense is considering the development of a vast network of Artificial Intelligence-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) \u2063\u2013 Apple on Wednesday said it remained concerned about privacy and security risks it sees in the new EU \u200cDigital\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -China has ordered officials \u200bat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-techs-core-businesses-face-overhaul-under-eu-tech-rules\/\" title=\"EU tech rules to bring major changes to Big Tech's core businesses.\">central government agencies<\/a>\u2064 to not use \u2062Apple\u2019s iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>MUNICH\u2062 (Reuters) \u2013\u200c German automakers under heavy pressure from Chinese \u2063competition are speeding up\u200c their \u2063transition \u2064to electric vehicles, enabling partnerships with\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, a tragic accident on a Georgia interstate claimed the lives of five teenagers and injured three others. A pickup truck lost control, flipped over a ramp wall, and crashed. 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