High School Student, 17, Involved in 'Worst' Crash Airlifted to Hospital After Rescue from 'Demolished' Car
A high school student in Alabama was rushed to the hospital after being rescued from the wreckage of their “demolished” car.
On Friday (February 6), the 17-year-old student from Flomaton High School was involved in a single-vehicle crash around 1:51 p.m. on U.S. Highway 31 in Escambia County, according to a statement provided to Just Jared by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
While driving, the teen “left the roadway and struck a tree” in their 2007 Pontiac Torrent, the statement read.
Authorities are still investigating the crash, which the local fire chief described as possibly “the worst motor vehicle crash I’ve seen in my 40 years.”
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Speaking to local ABC affiliate WEAR News, Steve Stanton, chief of the Flomaton Fire Department, noted that the teen’s car “was just demolished.”
He said that the accident “really hits home” for him, since the teen involved attended school with his granddaughter.
Stanton told The Tri-County Ledger that the driver was wearing their seatbelt. The outlet reported that they were rushed to Sacred Heart hospital by air after being rescued from the driver’s seat.
The student has not been identified by authorities at this point. Their status remains unclear. However, WEAR News said that they were “fighting for their life.”
WEAR News reported that the accident occurred roughly a mile away from the driver’s high school. Stanton told the outlet that there have “always” been “bad wrecks” in the area.
Just Jared contacted the Flomaton Fire Department but did not hear back at the time of publishing.