Driver Loses Job, Slams Into School
Victim's Name Not Released
POSTED: 3:02 pm EDT October 3,
2008
UPDATED: 9:33 am EDT October 4,
2008
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BOSTON -- One man died Friday when his car crashed into a high school and burst into flames in Rhode Island. Witnesses said the man had just lost his job at the school.
Watch ReportThe crash happened just before 3 p.m. at Lincoln High School at 135 Old River Road in Lincoln, R.I. The police said the blue station wagon crashed through a side entrance and drove into the building.Eyewitnesses at the scene told Rhode Island TV stations that the victim was a school employee who had just been fired. Classes had been dismissed by the time of the crash, and no students were injured. Carmel Mendoza, a school secretary, said she and another employee tried to pull the driver from the car after it crashed. Mendoza identified the driver as a special education teacher's aide, but police have not released the victim's identity.The school superintendent told the Providence Journal that all school activities at the school were canceled this weekend.
Watch ReportThe crash happened just before 3 p.m. at Lincoln High School at 135 Old River Road in Lincoln, R.I. The police said the blue station wagon crashed through a side entrance and drove into the building.Eyewitnesses at the scene told Rhode Island TV stations that the victim was a school employee who had just been fired. Classes had been dismissed by the time of the crash, and no students were injured. Carmel Mendoza, a school secretary, said she and another employee tried to pull the driver from the car after it crashed. Mendoza identified the driver as a special education teacher's aide, but police have not released the victim's identity.The school superintendent told the Providence Journal that all school activities at the school were canceled this weekend. Copyright 2009 by TheBostonChannel.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
