Serious Accident at Mayo Road-214 Intersection Friday Night

A motor vehicle accident involving two cars happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 11) as students and others left the parking lot at South River High School following evening activities. 

Witnesses said that a silver four-door sedan was traveling west on 214 (Central Avenue) at a high rate of speed when it ran a red light and crashed into a white van that was proceeding (on green) through the intersection. The force of the crash broke ladder racks off the van and sent several extension ladders into the roadway.

There were hundreds of cars in the high school parking lot attempting to exit because of several activities at the high school on Friday night, including the final varsity home basketball games of the year (against south county rival Southern High), a play, and "game night" at CAT-South.

Police were immediately on-scene because they were at the school for the evening events. 

The occupants of both vehicles appeared lucid and were walking around following the incident, but police called in the state helicopter for medical transport.

A 15-year-old student, "Riley," who was waiting for his parents to pick him up, was standing at the intersection when the crash occurred. He said, "it happened so fast, there was huge speed involved."