Personal Injury: Accident Claims the Lives of Three High School Students

Two tragic car accidents in New Jersey resulted in the death of four people including three high school students. Another person was seriously injured. The accidents occurred early in the afternoon on January 10, on Kozloski Road. The students were driving a late model Cadillac CTS when they collided with a minivan. The Cadillac was quickly engulfed in flames, reports Luis Valentin, the government prosecutor who is investigating the accident. The three students who died were from Freehold Borough High School. Investigators identified them as Michael Dragonetti, James Warnock, and Andrew Ludy. An elderly woman, Ruth MacArthur, the driver of the second vehicle, also was killed in the accident.

N.J High School Mourns Students Killed in Crash

Police are still uncertain what caused the deadly series of accidents, but they believe that vehicle speed may have been a contributing factor. The principal of Freehold Borough High School said of the students, “We just want students to share what their instincts say at this moment, what is in their hearts. These students were the best and the brightest of today’s young people. Each had special skills and talents. They were sincere people who embraced life every day as an adventure.” School officials are providing optional grief counseling for students throughout the day January 11.