One of the six Tishomingo High School students killed in a two-car collision on March 22, 2022, has been identified as Gracie Machado of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Learn about the most recent developments in the case.
Gracie Machado was one of six Tishomingo High Schoolers who died in the Oklahoma car accident.
In a new report, the six high school students who were killed in an Oklahoma semi-truck crash on Tuesday afternoon have been named.
As per the Daily Mail, Gracie Machado, Brooklyn Triplett, Austin Holt, Madison Robertson, Addison Gratz, and Memory Wilson were among the teen victims killed in the horrible incident on a rural route.
Gracie Machado Accident Update: Tishomingo High School Death From Crash Resulting In A Wreck
Gracie Machado was one of the 15 to 17-year old teens trapped inside a four-seat compact vehicle that was wrecked by a semi-truck in Tishomingo.
The accident happened at a three-way intersection on a major Oklahoma highway at about 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The 2015 Chevrolet Spark was traveling with six passengers, all of whom were Tishomingo High School female students.
So far, the identity of the 16-year-old driver is unclear.
As per the Oklahoma Highway Patrol crash report acquired by The Post, only she and her 17-year-old front-seat passenger were wearing seatbelts.
Whilst, the 51-year-old driver of the truck, who was wearing a seatbelt and was unharmed in the collision, the reason for which is still under investigation.
Four of the victims were pronounced dead on the scene but the other two ladies died after being transferred to the hospital, while.
According to OHP spokeswoman Sarah Steward, no criminal charges have been filed in the crash.
Furthermore, administrators at Tishomingo High School said the school would reopen on Wednesday, but that the focus would be on their students’ mental well-being.
In a statement, Superintendent Bobby Waitman of Tishomingo Public Schools said that the system had suffered “a terrible loss” affecting students from the high school.