Virginia Tech Student Dead, 1 Hospitalized in Campus Crash
By Dan Keane
12:50, February 25th 2008
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Virginia Tech Student Dead, 1 Hospitalized in Campus Crash

A Virginia Tech student was killed and another severely injured Saturday night when a motorist crashed into a group of 5 students walking on campus.

Christine McNabb, 20, of Manassas, was immediately taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital where, three hours later, she was pronounced dead, the Washington Post wrote.

“When we got there, they didn’t take us to Christine; they took us to a room. The doctor said she had bad news: that Christine didn’t make it. They took us up to see her. The doctor explained that she suffered massive head trauma at the scene. It was her opinion that Christine had died on the spot,” McNabb’s stepfather, Gary Secen said quoted by the Post.

An ambulance took Daniel Budzenski, 19, of California, Md. to the same hospital where he was treated for severe injuries. He was listed in serious condition Sunday night. Both teenagers were sophomores in the College of Engineering.

The other two struck students were treated at the scene and were not taken to the hospital, police said. The fifth student was not hurt.

The university said in a news release that the five students were at a crosswalk at Duck Pond Drive and Washington Street about 6:20 p.m. when four of them were hit by a 1993 Mercury sedan. The driver of the car stopped, and police and rescue crews were announced.

Virginia Tech police are currently investigating the incident, but said alcohol was not a factor. They have charged Joshua Sales, 20, of Blacksburg with driving with an expired registration and not having insurance. Sales is not a student at Virginia Tech. Police said he might face additional charges.



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