Three people were in a car accident on
Mile Hill Rd., Tuesday evening. The road has seen a fatal accident in
the same spot, December 24th, 2005 where two area teenagers were
killed.
The driver of the car, Jaime
Peterson,17, of Elm Street in Belmont, was traveling with two young
female passengers. Peterson was able to crawl out of the car on his
own. The two female passengers were rescued within 45 minutes from
the vehicle with the Jaws of Life. The three victims were taken to
Memorial Hospital in Belmont. Of the three victims, one was in stable
condition, and one was air lifted to Mass. General Hospital in
Boston. The condition of the third victim is unknown at this time. A
spokesperson from Mass. General confirmed that there was an accident
victim being treated for brain injury on Tuesday night, but would not
identify the patient.
A witness to the accident, Josie M.
Crandall, of Mile Hill Rd. in Belmont, told police that she looked
out her window at 9 pm and saw a white Mustang headed North on the
road. Crandall was quoted as saying "I've never seen a car going
so fast on this road. It's a dirt road, and it's really easy to loose
control."
A second witness to the accident, Tom
Carroll, Jr., 17, confirmed the vehicle's excessive speed, saying,
"They were flying." Carroll was traveling behind the
vehicle in his pick-up truck when, he said, it suddenly sped around a
curve and flipped over.
