Here are some pictures of the Accident Scene Memorial where five people lost there lives in a horrible crash on New Year's Day. So sad.  :-(

I took these pictures yesterday. 8-24-09

 

I do not know exactly when the memorial was put up but I am sure it was not too long after the fence surrounding the business was repaired but it may have been put up sooner than that.

 

"Shawn Roush, 32, of Franklin, Trisha Roush, 33, and Dustin McDonald, 22, of Dayton, and Nichole Hill, 29, of Bellbrook were killed. While cleaning up the wreckage police also discovered the body of 11-month-old Hayden Phann, Hill's son. All five were pronounced dead at the scene by 12:20 a.m., and all five remained in the car despite the jarring crash."

So sad. Given the timing, alcohol probably was a factor.

 

It's a shame that we don't have communities where more people can go out and celebrate/party without having to drive between their homes and the entertainment districts. Five young lives lost needlessly.

"It's a shame that we don't have communities where more people can go out and celebrate/party without having to drive between their homes and the entertainment districts. Five young lives lost needlessly."

 

It's a shame that people feel the need to get drunk/high/etc. at parties or anywhere else to celebrate.

 

I believe it was determined that the driver had been drinking and then speeding (drive at a high rate of speed) when this accident happened. They said the car hit the railroad tracks and then jumped several feet hitting the fence in front of the business.

You can "google" stories about the accident and some will ever show pictures of how the car looked afterward. Horrible!

Yes- definitely no need for this to have happened. Very tragic indeed.