News media around DFW are reporting that a group of high school students from Irving skipped out on a planned school walkout, stole alcohol from a Tom Thumb and were involved in a crash that killed a girl.
According to Irving Police a total of five girls were in the vehicle. One of them died when they wrecked on 3900 block of N. Story Rd in Irving on Wednesday. Two others were seriously injured.
To add to the tragedy, some of the survivors attempted to leave the scene and none of them called 911.
Irving Police have not charged the 15-year-old driver, but they will be in the near future.
Wednesday, schools across North Texas participated in a nationwide walkout bringing awareness to gun violence in schools.
Police said four 15-year-old girls left the walkout, got in a car with no back seats or seatbelts and went to the Tom Thumb down the street.
The driver of the car was a 15-year-old former student at Singley who now attends Winfree Academy, a public charter school.
"When they went inside the grocery store, they did take alcoholic beverages from inside the store and left without paying for those," said Irving Police Officer Robert Reeves.
Investigators say the girls stole some Buzz Ballz but did not say how many.
When the teens left the store, cell phone evidence showed them drinking alcohol and using a weed vape. They then drove down to story road not far from the Tom Thumb.
The vehicle struck the inside curb and went into a skid across all three lanes of traffic where it struck the outside curb. It continued onto the grass shoulder where it collided with a small tree, causing it to roll over at least one time. The vehicle came to rest halfway on the shoulder and halfway in the roadway.
The girl sitting in the front seat was thrown from the car and died.
Two of the three back passengers were taken to a hospital. One broke her pelvis, and the other suffered a head injury.
One passenger and the driver suffered minor injuries.
Some tried to leave the scene.
"They did not dial 911," Reeves said. "Other people dialed 911 when they saw the accident."
Irving ISD said in a statement, "While Irving ISD did not promote the students demand action for gun sense in America national school walkout, we could not prohibit students from participating. The death of a student has a ripple effect on the school community. Therefore, additional counselors have been and will continue to be available to provide support to students and staff affected by this loss."
Charges have not been filed, but they’re pending.
Irving police say just based on video evidence of alcohol consumption by a minor, the driver can be charged with DWI. But to charge her with intoxication manslaughter, her blood alcohol level has to be above the legal limit for an adult.
