Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in Topeka, Kansas, Andrew Franklin Green, a 16 year old junior in high school, was driving to Seaman High School that morning on N.W. 46th street. Not wearing his seat belt, Andrew drove his car into the left lane straight into the head of an immense, white, pickup truck, killing himself. There was no attempt to evade contact with the truck by braking or driving back into his own lane. Still at the scene of the accident, Andrew was confirmed dead at 7:50 a.m. The source of the death was blunt head trauma injuries, declared by the Shawnee County coroner. However, according to Tim Hrenchir from CJOnline, there were various suicide notes written that morning by Andrew. Calmed by Andrew’s letter, his sister, Emily, specified
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While Green was pronounced dead on the scene, the pickup truck’s driver endured slight injuries and did not demand hospitalization.
The crash took place at N.W. 46th Street and Camden Lane. There were numerous witnesses to this accident as the road was hectic that morning with adults driving to work and students driving to school. I was one of the students heading to school; I was two cars behind Andrew when the accident occurred. From my view, the accident looked minor; however, I was not in view of Andrew’s car, only the truck. The pickup, lights gleaming in the sunlight, looked relatively fine for a head-on crash.
Thinking nothing of the crash, and not being sure of what to do as a witness, I proceeded to school. In the middle of my first class, I officially found out that the crash was fatal to a fellow Seaman High School student. This is one of many student deaths that the Seaman High School community has seen over the years. Once again, our community mourned the loss of a fellow student; yet through it all, we continue to remain
While Green was pronounced dead on the scene, the pickup truck’s driver endured slight injuries and did not demand hospitalization.
The crash took place at N.W. 46th Street and Camden Lane. There were numerous witnesses to this accident as the road was hectic that morning with adults driving to work and students driving to school. I was one of the students heading to school; I was two cars behind Andrew when the accident occurred. From my view, the accident looked minor; however, I was not in view of Andrew’s car, only the truck. The pickup, lights gleaming in the sunlight, looked relatively fine for a head-on crash.
Thinking nothing of the crash, and not being sure of what to do as a witness, I proceeded to school. In the middle of my first class, I officially found out that the crash was fatal to a fellow Seaman High School student. This is one of many student deaths that the Seaman High School community has seen over the years. Once again, our community mourned the loss of a fellow student; yet through it all, we continue to remain