Teen Hospitalizes Herself And Four Others

 Posted on December 00, 0000 in Car Accidents

Karli Casey, 19, hospitalized herself and four others in an April 28 crash in Palatine. An 84-year-old victim of the crash still remains hospitalized, Assistant State's Attorney Mike Gerber said. The Chicago Tribune reported a story about the crash and Casey's court case.

Casey's bloodwork showed heroin, codeine, and cocaine after the crash. The prosecutors also said she inhaled an aerosol cleaning product before the crash. Casey's charges have been upgraded to aggravated DUI, but the story does not report any civil charges from the people injured in the crash.

The accident allegedly took place when Casey inhaled the cleaning product, causing her to pass out behind the wheel. Another teen driver had killed a 5-year-old in a crash with similar features, according to the Tribune. In the other mentioned crash, an 18-year-old woman backed her car over a family, killing a 5-year-old girl. The driver was said to have inhaled a similar compound as Casey.

Even though Casey did not kill anyone, her and her two passengers, in addition to two people in the other car had to go to a hospital after the crash. The elderly victim is still hospitalized months after the crash, while others received treatment and were released.

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