In brief: Boston student in intensive care
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The parents of a Boston University student critically injured in a New Zealand minivan crash that killed three of her schoolmates have flown to the country to be by her side.
Meg Theriault, 21, was in intensive care today. Four other students suffered less serious injuries when their minivan rolled over several times Saturday while they were traveling to a popular hiking spot.
Theriault suffered a serious head injury, a broken right arm and grazes over her body, her parents said.
Hundreds took part in a vigil Saturday night at Boston University for the three students killed: Austin Brashears, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; Daniela Lekhno, of Manalapan, N.J.; and Roch Jauberty, of Paris.
Car hits El support beam; four die
CHICAGO – A speeding car hit a support beam of a Chicago elevated train track, crashing with enough force for the vehicle to split in two and killing four female passengers inside, authorities said Sunday.
Family and friends said all four women were mothers.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office said three died at the scene – Tyshyra Hines, 21; Bernadette Harris, 25; and Alicia Josten, 22. A fourth woman, 21-year-old Ieshia Nelson, was pronounced dead at an area hospital early Sunday.
Chicago Police Department spokesman Hector Alfaro said the car was traveling fast when it hit a cement beam that supports Chicago Transit Authority train tracks on the city’s West Side before it ran into a light pole.
Motorcycle club leader shot down
SAN DIEGO – Police searched Sunday for a drive-by shooter who gunned down the president of a San Diego motorcycle club, while members of the group he led mourned and paid tribute to the man they called “Wild Dogg.”
Detectives haven’t identified a motive for the killing of Clyde Thompson Jr., 51, president of the original chapter of the nationwide Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club, police said.
Thompson was working on his bike in the clubhouse driveway alongside a friend Friday night when an SUV pulled up and a passenger opened fire, San Diego police Lt. Ernie Herbert said. Thompson was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The club was founded in 1972 by seven black men who liked to ride on Sundays, the group’s website said. The Mighty Black Sabbath M.C. Nation has since become a multicultural club based in Atlanta with 17 chapters nationwide.