A teenage driver was streaming to Facebook Live this week when a tractor-trailer rear ended her car and killed her, along with a passenger.
Brooke Miranda Hughes, 18, was behind the wheel on Interstate 380 near Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, as she live-streamed her car ride.
Her friend Chaniya Morrison-Toomey, 19, was with her.
“Are you going live?” Morrison-Toomey asked.
In the now-deleted footage, bright lights flash inside the car and sounds of screeching tires can be heard before Hughes can answer.
An eerie seven-minutes of blackness follows.
Then, at the end of the eight-minute video, a man can be heard speaking and a blurry, bearded face can be briefly seen before it ends.
The Scranton Times-Tribune reported that both of the two teens were declared dead at the scene and were driving on a spare tire.
Michael Jay Parks, the driver of the tractor-trailer, was unhurt in the accident. Investigators say it"s too early to say if Parks will be charged.
The Monroe County Coroner’s Office conducted autopsies on the teens, whose remains could not be visibly ID"d due to the car burning.
State Police officials said the Facebook Live video will be used in the investigation. Andrea Saul, a Facebook spokeswoman, said:
“People watching Live video can report potential violations of our Community Standards, and we will take the appropriate action."
She added: “We also encourage people to contact law enforcement if they see a Live stream in which someone is in danger.”
May the victims rest in peace.
