Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010/1:42 PM AT : CBC News. A car crash that killed three Riverview, N.B., teenagers was caused in part by speed, unworn seatbelts, alcohol and drugs, say the RCMP.
Caledonia RCMP issued a statement Friday with preliminary information on the fatal May 29 car crash that killed Karey Marshall, 19, Chelsea Marchand, 18, Sam Pignatelli, 18.
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Five teens were in a car driving along a rural road near Petitcodiac when the car left the road and smashed into a tree.
RCMP Sgt. Marco Papillon said the early findings show the crash could have been prevented.
No one was wearing a seatbelt, the officer said. Marshall was driving the car, which was going well over the speed limit of 80 kilometers an hour.
"An inspection of the vehicle shows it was mechanically sound and that nothing was malfunctioning with the car," he said. "These kind of tragedies are difficult for us to comprehend, because you can look back and see how it could have been prevented."
The RCMP's findings also indicated that Route 905 in Forest Glen, N.B, was wet from rain earlier that evening.
The pathologist's exam, according to the RCMP's preliminary report, showed the car's driver and passengers had alcohol and marijuana in their blood.
Papillon said the police investigation is continuing as they try to speak to possible witnesses.
The RCMP officer said he doesn't know how the two crash survivors are doing. Police are waiting to interview them.
With graduation ceremonies just around the corner, Papillon said he hopes this will make teens stop and think before they get behind the wheel.
"We need to be a little bit more responsible in the decisions that are taken. Let's be safe."
Papillon said unfortunately young people don't seem to be getting the message.
He said not wearing a seatbelt, alcohol use and aggressive driving continue to be leading factors in fatal car crashes in the province.
The RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick have also issued a caution this week for young drivers to slow down.
Two young men were arrested this week in Tracadie-Sheila after driving down the highway at 160 km/h, well above the 100 km/h speed limit.
And Jeremie Grant, 17, died over the May long weekend in a street-racing crash.
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