WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Editors Note: The video above aired in March 2023.
A crash that killed five Connecticut children in Westchester, New York in March has been ruled an accident by police.
Westchester County Police said they concluded their investigation into the March 9 crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway that killed five Connecticut residents. The crash has been ruled an accident and there are no criminal charges resulting from this investigation.
Four males and a female, ranging in age from 8 to 17 years old, were killed, according to police. A 16-year-old boy was apparently driving the vehicle. A nine-year-old boy was the only survivor.
A forensic examination of the vehicle and the accident scene found no evidence that the vehicle had been involved in a collision that forced it off the road. There also were no indications that the driver engaged the brakes or otherwise took any evasive action after the vehicle left the roadway.
The toxicology report on the driver determined that drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the crash.
Investigators believe that the driver most likely fell asleep and that’s why the vehicle went off the road.
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