<p>What a terrible tragedy - 3 college students perish in their car. Three young and full of energy lives cut short. Please remind your kids to be extra carefull when driving at night.</p>
<p>The tragic story made me think: do my kids know what to do if their cars get under water? We’ve taught them how to change a tire and what to do if they are followed by an aggressive tailgater, but it never occured to me that we live among large bodies of water… Getting out of a submerged vehicle is not an easy task. Breaking a window is the route to safety.</p>
<p>I have a thing on my keychain that cuts seat belts and one that can break windows- plus I always drive * really fast* on the viaduct.
But especially with the flood hazards in many areas with upcoming winter storms , being very cautious around any kind of water is a good idea.
Very sad.</p>
<p>My dad got hit by a dui driver a few years back so we know the tragedies that can befall cars. </p>
<p>But now I know what to ask my parents to get me for Christmas… a window hammer and a seatbelt cutter. We live around plenty of lakes and it is not something I ever thought about. </p>
<p>My thoughts go out to their families. What a tragic, tragic story.</p>
<p>I don’t think there was time for a tweet. I’m surprised they could make a call. </p>
<p>I’ve looked all over for a picture of the scene and finally found one. Don’t seem to be able to link directly, but its the one that says friends gather at scene.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine why/how they drove into this pond. Possibly had their lights out so as not to be detected on the farmers property? Possibly serious bad judgement in thinking it was a shallow stream and thinking it would be a hoot to drive through it? Earlier reports talked about high grass around the pond, but as far as i can see, they should have been able to detect the ponds presence with no problem.</p>
<p>This is going to raise a lot of questions, and probably no answers unless something unexpected shows up in the blood tests.</p>
<p>I can see how it could have happened. They were out on an adventure and, since they were in the middle of nowhere, they probably were talking and laughing and not paying a great deal of attention to their surroundings. If the pond is surrounded by tall grass, with an abrupt dropoff, they could easily have driven right into it before realizing what was happening.</p>
