Teen Driver in Nebraska Crash That Killed 4 Was Drinking and Speeding, Officials Say

The 16-year-old driver of a vehicle which crashed in Nebraska last month was speeding and driving over the legal alcohol limit.
Teen Driver in Nebraska Crash That Killed 4 Was Drinking and Speeding, Officials Say
Mount Hope police stop a suspected drunk driver on Mount Hope Road on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2015. Holly Kellum/The Epoch Times
Isabel van Brugen
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The 16-year-old driver of a vehicle which crashed in Nebraska last month, killing her and three of her four passengers, was speeding and driving over the legal alcohol limit, authorities confirmed.

A forensic examination found that at the time of the crash, the teen, Abigail Barth, was driving over 90 mph and had a blood alcohol reading of .09 after the crash, reported Omaha World-Herald.
Isabel van Brugen
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