Five people, including three teenagers, were killed Saturday in Florida after their car was hit by another vehicle, after it jolted through an interstate exit ramp, authorities said, as reported by the Associated Press.
21-year-old Jabari Kemp's 2008 Mercedes was believed to be speeding as he exited Interstate 95, running through a a red light in Riviera Beach, about five miles north of West Palm Beach. It occurred shortly after midnight, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Tim Frith said.
Kemp's car smashed into a 1994 Lexus carrying five people, news reports said. The impact was so severe that it ejected four people from the car. Four of the people in the Lexus were pronounced dead at the scene. A fifth died after being taken to a nearby hospital.
"It's every parent's worst fear. The families right now are the main concern," Lt. Frith later said.
The five killed were Makita Campbell, Shonteria Grimsley, Jason Mahlung, Christina Oliver Joseph, and the fifth to die was a 22-year-old man, who yet been identified.
Kemp was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in serious but not life-threatening condition. A complete traffic homicide investigation will take place by troopers.
"We're not ruling out anything at this point," Frith said, including whether drugs or alcohol may have contributed to the crash.
