Father uses app to track down teen daughters only to see their tragic fate in person: 'It's just unreal'



A father in New York state is sharing the heartbreaking account of how he learned of the tragic deaths of his two teenage daughters after using an app to track their location.

Hailey Trumble, 19, and Shelby Trumble, 17, went to the Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 1.

'It's just unreal. ... I still can't come to terms with it.'

Before the teens left the home, their father gave them $100 for the amusement park and told them he loved them, and to "have fun and behave," according to People magazine.

Brian Trumble, 45, said of the talk with his daughters earlier that morning, "Of course, they were adults. They didn't need to be told to be behaved, but this is what I always tell them."

Trumble had no idea that it would be their final face-to-face conversation.

After spending the day at the amusement park with Trumble's girlfriend, the sisters returned to her home before going back out again late that afternoon.

When a text to his daughters received no reply, Trumble used the Find My Friends app to determine their location. He saw that they had not moved from a point on a local road in the nearby town of Cato, approximately 3 miles away.

As Trumble neared the location, a police officer blocking the way stopped him, informing him that there had been a terrible car accident in which a girl had died.

"I just sat on my bumper and I couldn't stand up," Trumble recalled of the gut-wrenching moment.

Josh Lovejoy, one of the firemen at the scene of the fatal car crash, told Trumble that he stayed with Hailey right until the end.

The distraught father soon learned that Shelby also succumbed to her injuries from the deadly car accident.

The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that the girls were driving eastbound in their 2005 Chevy Cobalt when the "vehicle crested a hill and crossed into the opposite lane, striking a second vehicle."

The Cobalt smashed into a 2016 Jeep Cherokee being driven by a 59-year-old woman. She was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries and was said to be in stable condition, according to police.

Trumble believes his daughters were unfamiliar with the road, which he described as being "hilly" and winding.

Since his daughters' tragic deaths, the family has "been holding on to each other and just coping and trying to deal," said Trumble.

"It's just unreal," he added. "I still can't come to terms with it."

Trumble said the knowledge that Hailey and Shelby would be cremated and interred "so they'll always be together" gave him some peace.

As does telling the world about his girls, who he said were both "simple country girls" at heart.

"I want people to know their story," he said. "They were sweet and beautiful and just lovely."

"They touched so many people," Trumble continued. "Everybody that met them just loved them ... They were pretty much just figuring out what they were wanting to do."

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to assist the family in paying for the funerals. At the time of publication, it had raised over $46,000.

A funeral service for Hailey and Shelby will be held Aug. 10 at Traub Funeral Home in Central Square, New York.

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Minnesota trooper charged in 'full throttle' crash that killed high school cheerleader weeks before graduation



A Minnesota state trooper has been criminally charged for allegedly causing a three-vehicle crash that injured five and killed a high school cheerleader just two weeks before her graduation.

Around 5:45 p.m. on May 18, Trooper Shane Roper of the Minnesota State Patrol was involved in the car crash. The 32-year-old trooper reportedly T-boned the passenger side of a Ford Focus "at full throttle" at an intersection in Rochester, Minnesota.

The Olmsted County Attorney's Office said Roper collided with the Focus at 83 mph in a 40 mph zone.

"Trooper Roper maintained a full throttle without lights or sirens," the office stated in a press release. "Investigation revealed that Trooper Roper did not come off the full throttle until the Focus started into the intersection, approximately 1.4 seconds before impact. Trooper Roper’s vehicle violently impacted the Focus."

The Ford Focus was being driven by 21-year-old Angelina Bartz, and her passengers were 19-year-old Katarina Bartz and 18-year-old Olivia Flores. The friends were on a “fun outing for Katarina’s birthday” and driving to the mall when the car accident happened, according to a GoFundMe set up for the Bartz sisters.

The car crash took the life of Flores, who succumbed to her injuries a day after the accident, according to a statement by the Rochester Police Department.

Angelina reportedly suffered a fractured rib, traumatic brain injury, bruised liver, lacerated kidney, sprained wrist and finger, whiplash, and extensive bruising. Katarina sustained a shattered pelvis requiring surgery, a fractured rib, traumatic brain injury, and severe bruising.

A third car, a Toyota Rav4, was involved in the accident, and two passengers were allegedly injured.

A ride-along passenger in Roper's cruiser was also wounded, according to police.

A law firm representing Flores' family – Restovich Braun and Associates – said Roper has a "documented history of shocking, dangerous, and unlawful driving conduct while on duty."

The firm claimed Roper was disciplined for four previous crashes "due to excessive speed, inattentive driving, or both."

Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem said in a statement, "Trooper Roper, violating his duty in such a gross fashion, caused the death of a young lady celebrating her impending graduation from high school. Several other persons suffered serious injuries. Roper’s conduct violated the State Patrol’s Core Values. As with any other person driving recklessly and without regard to very basic rules of the road, Mr. Roper’s conduct cannot be tolerated."

Trooper Roper reportedly hit speeds as high as 135 mph — 99 mph over the speed limit — without using his emergency lights and sirens during one of the four times he was speeding on May 18 before smashing into the side of the Focus.

On July 9, Roper was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide in connection with her death, the Olmsted County Attorney’s office said in a statement.

Flores was a cheerleader for the Owatonna High School Huskies and was set to graduate in two weeks.

A separate GoFundMe set up for the Flores family said of her parents, "Instead of planning Olivia’s graduation party and celebrating her next chapter in life, Steph and Carlos are left picking up the pieces of this tragedy."

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Illinois HS senior killed in 'fast and furious' crash before graduation by alleged drunk driver racing 131 mph: 'Most genuine human'



A high school senior's promising future was tragically cut short three weeks before graduation after he was involved in a devastating car crash that split his car in half. Authorities say the Illinois teen was killed in a "fast and furious" accident caused by a drunk driver racing at 131 mph and had his lights off.

Around 11 p.m. on May 12, 21-year-old Taeyoung Kim was reportedly racing his 2021 Ford Mustang at speeds exceeding 130 mph in Glenview, Illinois – a suburb approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago.

Police said Kim's own dashcam captured him speeding, aggressively passing other vehicles, and running a red light.

Witnesses claimed to have observe Kim driving with his headlights off, according to court documents. Kim allegedly turned his headlights back on as he was entering an intersection. However, it would be too late.

Kim's Mustang plowed into a Mercedes being driven by 17-year-old Marko Niketic.

The impact of the crash was so immense that it split Niketic's car in half – the front half was on the road and the back half flew into a nearby fence of a backyard.

Citing the bond court proffer, WMAQ-TV reported that Kim's vehicle was traveling at 131 mph just 2.5 seconds before the crash and 122 mph at the time of impact, according to the vehicle's black box.

The speed limit on Lake Avenue at that location of the car accident is 35 miles per hour.

Niketic was pronounced dead at the crime scene.

Niketic's 16-year-old girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat at the time of the car crash, suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, hematoma of the brain, a fracture of the pelvis vertebrae, and hyper-density of the left frontal lobe of the brain with loss of consciousness and seizure.

A passenger in Kim's vehicle also sustained significant injuries, including a fractured back and a severed artery.

Niketic's unnamed girlfriend and Kim's passenger were both rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

The girlfriend was reportedly released from the hospital on Friday.

Kim allegedly sustained a broken femur in the car crash.

A blood test revealed that Kim had a blood alcohol level of .088 – above the legal limit. The test also found that he had cannabis in his system, according to court docs.

Police found a bong, rolling papers, a one-hitter cannabis pipe with residue, and two plastic containers with cannabis residue inside Kim’s vehicle during their investigation.

Kim was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated DUI causing death, reckless homicide, aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm, DUI of alcohol, DUI of drugs, and several traffic violations, including speeding 35 mph over the limit.

Kim is being held without bond.

Kim made his first court appearance on Saturday, when the judge said the "fast and furious deadly accident" was a "brazen disregard for human life."

His next court date is scheduled for May 24.

Niketic's heartbreaking death happened exactly three weeks before he was set to graduate from Glenbrook South High School on June 2. The teenager's funeral was held two days before he was to attend his senior prom.

Last week, a vigil was held near the crash site with Niketic's heartbroken family in attendance.

Preston Shute, a friend of Niketic, told NBC Chicago, "He's one of those people, you meet him, and he’s glowing. The most genuine human ever. He had a lot of stuff ahead of him. I can’t really process it."

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Illegal alien suspected of killing Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's adviser stole into US under Biden's watch



The Biden administration's refusal to properly secure the southern border and enforce federal immigration law has all but guaranteed grief for countless American families. On April 6, unlawfully imported atrocity was visited upon the family of a senior state adviser to Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D).

Kurt Englehart, a 38-year-old champion for victims of child abuse and an advocate for its prevention, perished in a horrific car accident Saturday morning in southeastern Reno. The Nevada Appeal indicated that the suspect responsible for the Ohio native's demise fled the scene but was later tracked down by police and identified as Elmer Rueda-Linares.

Rueda-Linares, 18, was initially charged with a felony hit-and-run; however, that charge has since been changed to a failure to stop at the scene of an accident. He is now being held at the Washoe County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an immigration detainer on Rueda-Linares following his arrest.

The DHS informed the Gazette-Journal that "Rueda entered the United States March 12, 2021, at or near the Rio Grande City, Texas, Port of Entry without inspection by an immigration official."

"United States Customs and Border Protection arrested him, and he was later released on his own recognizance June 22, 2021," added the DHS.

Cortez Masto said in a statement, "Paul and I and our entire team are heartbroken to learn of my longtime staffer Kurt Englehart's death."

"For the past eight years, Kurt proudly served in both my campaign and official offices. A beloved figure across the state, Kurt was always eager to help a constituent at a moment's notice," continued the statement. "He touched many lives, and I know almost everyone in Northern Nevada has a great story about Kurt helping them or making them laugh. Kurt was a dedicated public servant, a loyal friend, and a loving father."

"Sen. Cortez Masto looks forward to justice being served and has confidence in the local police and prosecutors," Cortez Masto's spokeswoman Lauren Wodarski told the Gazette-Journal.

While keen now on justice being served, the National Republican Senatorial Committee indicated that in recent years, Cortez Masto has embraced "radical, open border policies" and "worked to enable Joe Biden and the crisis along the southern border."

For instance, she "voted to end Title 42 without a plan"; incentivized legal immigration around the time of Rueda-Linares' unlawful entry into the country by voting to "send taxpayer-funded stimulus checks" to illegal aliens; voted to defund border security programs; and voted against the establishment of a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prioritizing the arrest of illegal aliens charged with a crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

While in recent months Cortez Masto has changed course, calling on President Joe Biden to prioritize border security, the damage has evidently been done.

According to the GoFundMe campaign raising money for the victim's family, "Kurt's biggest joy in life was his son and his family."

Englehart is one of many Americans to lose their lives on account of illegal aliens in recent weeks and months.

An illegal alien from Venezuela was charged last month with killing a 12-year-old American boy. In December, Endrina Bracho was driving at 75 mph in a 40 mph zone and down the wrong side of a road in St. Louis County, Missouri. The St. Louis Dispatch reported that the illegal alien drove straight into a Jeep carrying an American family.

Travis J. Wolfe, a 12-year-old boy in the Jeep, was taken to St. Louis Children's Hospital, where he was placed on life support and ultimately succumbed to his injuries last month. According to the citizen's obituary, Travis had an "infectious laugh and smile."

Because of an illegal alien, a GoFundMe campaign was also started for Wolfe's family.

Rogelio Ortiz-Olivas, a five-time-deported illegal alien, ran over a 10-year-old Texas boy in February. Alex Wise of Midland was airlifted to Lubbock, where he died the next day, reported the Center Square.

One of Alex Wise's aunts indicated he was the "sweetest, coolest, funniest little boy you would ever meet."

Because of an illegal alien, a GoFundMe campaign was started for Wise's family.

Demetrio Moreno-Atlahua, an illegal alien facing a pair of felony charges, allegedly ran a stop sign on Feb. 24, then plowed his van into a 74-year-old American motorcyclist. Moreno-Atlahua and his undocumented passengers reportedly fled the scene of the crime on foot, reported WCJB-TV.

It's unclear whether the elderly victim's family also had to raise money to pay down the cost of his fatal encounter with an illegal alien.

An illegal alien from El Salvador was arrested earlier this month in connection to the murder and dismemberment of 25-year-old Fraylee Hernandez.

An illegal alien from Haiti allegedly butchered his two roommates in New York State on April 1. Blaze News previously reported Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus described the bloodletting as "one of the most brutal murders" that some in law enforcement had ever seen.

Blaze News has elsewhere detailed additional instances where sanctuary policies and a lax approach to illegal immigration have endangered American lives.

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Dashcam video: Police seeking Kansas City Chiefs player allegedly involved in 6-car crash caused by Lamborghini, Corvette racing



Police want to question a Kansas City Chiefs player in connection to a car crash on Saturday that involved six vehicles in Dallas, Texas. Dashcam video shows the automobile accident was caused by a Lamborghini and a Corvette racing on a Texas expressway. The drivers of the sportscars fled the crime scene, according to police.

Officials with the Dallas Police Department told the Dallas Morning News that they are looking for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice in connection with an alleged hit-and-run accident.

A spokesperson for the Dallas Police Department told People magazine, “The drivers lost control and the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and hit the center median wall, causing a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles. The occupants of the Lamborghini and the Corvette all ran from the scene without stopping to determine if anyone needed medical help or providing their information."

Police did not specify Rice's involvement in the multi-vehicle crash. The Chevrolet Corvette is believed to be registered to the 23-year-old NFL wideout.

The accident allegedly occurred around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday in the 6600 block of the North Central Expressway.

Dashcam video shows a Lamborghini SUV and a Corvette speeding down the left lane and shoulder of the expressway. The vehicles lose control after being forced to brake for traffic traveling at a much slower speed.

The black Corvette was seen disabled on the right shoulder of the road.

The black Lamborghini SUV got completely spun around and faced the wrong way in a middle lane. The occupants of the Lamborghini are seen exiting the vehicle and walking down the expressway.

Two drivers were reportedly treated at the crash site for minor injuries. Two other people involved in the crash were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.

The Dallas Police Department is still working to identify all the suspects in the crash.

Kayla Quinn, an alleged victim of the car crash involving her 4-year-old son, told the Dallas Morning News that "no one stopped."

Quinn said, "We had children, like, we had kids, you know what I’m saying? It’s the fact that there was no sympathy shown to where y’all can even have the decency to stop and check to make sure someone’s OK, someone’s alive, you know?”

Quinn added, "I'm just trying to keep my faith and just — you know, what is done in the dark comes to light, it’s all going to come face forward. You made it worse for yourself. You thought you got away, but y’all didn’t get away. I'm just blessed that I was able to walk out of there because it could have been so much worse."

The Kansas City Chiefs did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the situation.

Rice was a second-round draft pick for the Chiefs last year after playing college football at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. In his rookie NFL season, Rice notched 79 catches for 938 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns. He set an NFL rookie record with 26 postseason receptions during the Chiefs' Super Bowl run.

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2 children died in Amish buggy crash, police investigating how identical twins, meth, and damning internet searches relate to tragic case



A tragic accident in Minnesota took the lives of two children when a woman accused of driving under the influence crashed into an Amish buggy in September. Police are now investigating how identical twins, meth, and damning internet searches relate to the heartbreaking case.

Samantha Petersen, 35, was charged with 21 felonies, including four counts of criminal vehicular homicide – operating a vehicle with neglect, eight counts of aiding an offender, and four counts of criminal vehicular operation.

A probable cause statement said Petersen tested positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine, Delta-9 THC, and the metabolite of Delta-9 THC.

Court records show she was previously convicted of drunk driving in October 2015 and impaired driving under a controlled substance in August 2018.

Police suspect that Petersen's identical twin sister – Sarah Petersen – switched clothes with Samantha at the crime scene in an alleged attempt to take responsibility for the deadly crash.

Sarah Petersen has been charged with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide – operating vehicle with neglect, eight counts of aiding an offender, and four counts of criminal vehicular operation.

KTTC reported, "According to the complaint, the SUV involved in the deadly crash was traveling between 63 and 71 miles per hour when it rear-ended the buggy on Fillmore County Road 1 in Fillmore County. The speed limit on that stretch is 55 miles per hour."

Two children in the Amish buggy – 7-year-old Wilma Miller and 11-year-old Irma Miller – were killed in the fatal accident. Their siblings – a 9-year-old brother and a 13-year-old sister – were hospitalized with serious injuries.

The 9-year-old suffered a broken left shoulder, lacerated kidney, torn spleen, concussion, and slight bleeding in his brain. The 13-year-old endured facial scarring.

Law enforcement admitted that the sisters being identical twins "added a lot of complexity" to the investigation.

"As the days continued beyond that first day where the crash was reported, inconsistencies started to appear in both sisters' stories and in the evidence that the deputies uncovered," Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge DeGeorge said during a press conference on Thursday. "Later, it was determined through a series of search warrants, interviews, analysis of different data that in fact Samantha Petersen, Sarah's twin sister, was driving that vehicle."

DeGeorge stated, "Sarah was on scene a short time before our first deputy arrived. That allowed them to come up with this story where Sarah would take responsibility for the crash and start to mislead the investigation from that point."

An investigator interviewed Sarah Beth Petersen after the fatal wreck, and recorded the conversation – apparently unbeknownst to the sisters. Sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Dornink briefly left the interview, and that's when Samantha walked over to her sister and reportedly said, “I think that one of the guys is onto me but I don’t really care … There’s no way they would ever know the difference between the two of us so they can’t tell."

A major turning point in the investigation arrived when law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for the sisters' cell phones.

According to court documents, Samantha Petersen's cell phone sent a text message to a friend on Sept. 25 that read: "I hit that Amish buggy and killed two ppl [sic]. Made Sarah come there and take the fall for it so I wouldn't go to prison."

DeGeorge said the charges took a "very long time" to get processed because it was a lengthy process to acquire and analyze cell phone data.

Police said Samantha Petersen called the human resources department after the deadly car crash.

Additionally, police say Samantha Petersen called the human resources department at her work shortly after the car wreck.

“I (expletive) up ... I just killed two Amish people. They were kids ... I just hit a (expletive) buggy ... I’m not sober ... I’m high on meth," Samantha told the human resource manager – who later reportedly informed police.

Samantha Petersen allegedly made damning internet searches following the fatal accident.

USA Today reported, "Police say they also found various internet searches on Petersen's phone, including: 'What happens if you get in an accident with an Amish buggy and kill two people?'"

Sarah Petersen’s first court appearance is scheduled for April 1.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched to help financially support the grieving family. At the time of publication, the crowdfunding campaign raised more than $90,000.

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Manchin says wife hospitalized after car accident



Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said in a statement on Tuesday that his wife had been hospitalized after a car accident on Monday.

Gayle Conelly Manchin is federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, a position to which she was nominated by President Joe Biden.

"On Monday, my wife Gayle and her colleague Guy Land were involved in a car accident on the way from the airport to the hotel in Birmingham, Alabama for an Appalachian Regional Commission event that was planned for today. Both were admitted to UAB Hospital and are receiving excellent care. She remains in stable condition but will stay there for a couple of days for precautionary measures. We want to thank the first responders who answered the call and were first on-site to provide assistance and support," Sen. Joe Manchin said in a statement.

The senator and his wife have been married for more than 50 years.

Manchin, whose term ends in early 2025, announced last year that he would not seek re-election.

The lawmaker has said that he thinks President Joe Biden has veered too far left.

Manchin has also sounded the alarm about America's ever-expanding national debt.

"The national debt is the greatest threat our country faces — and we are rapidly approaching the crisis point," Manchin, GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) declared in a recent opinion piece. "There is growing appetite on both sides of the aisle to address our national debt. It is time for Congress to put the interests of the country ahead of political expediency and get us on sound fiscal footing before it is too late."

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