Kids just think they are invincible!! Sad and senseless. Prayers to the families, friends, the two in the hospital, and especailly those who lost their life so young.

Ah if only we could turn back the hands of time. The crazy things I'm sure we all did as teenagers are part of growing up. Most of us probably had close calls we didn't even realize and our guardian angel just stepped in, in the nick of time. This is a very sad thing to happen.

Looks like the shallow end of the gene pool just got skimmed.

"There but for the grace of God go I". I don't know how many of you armchair preachers have driven carelessly or recklessly, but I sure did. There were probably a dozen times my friends and I could have been killed in exactly the same way, but luck or fate or whatever saved us. Be careful what you say about others until you look at yourselves first. You're still here, they are not.

We live in Brunswick, Ohio and have children in the district, within this sad tragedy we hope that eyes will be opened for change.
The mourning is important, but so are the hard lessons learned. For the parents of kids in Brunswick (including Caity and I) we take this accident and impart the lessons to our children. It is not through mourning alone that history is not repeated. Ecclesiastes 3:1 "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." This event happened because our city needs change. As far as I am aware, there is still a curfew in this city. Yes. The driver was 18. His passengers were not. Why were they not at home? What if they had hit another car? What if they had hit a house? How is it that five teenagers can drive down the road doing 75 mph and not a single cop takes notice or is notified? Yes. Mourning is important, but we can't allow it to turn our heads away from the cause. I mourn the pain of the surviving families. I mourn the pain of the parents who thought their teens were safe at a friend's house. I mourn the pain of the surviving class of 2012 who will always associate what should be a joyous day with the sorrow caused by the hand of death. Depression does not promote change; frustration does, and I am frustrated at the pain caused by such a horrible decision! This is not "I told you so"; this is not me being negative; this is me calling for positive change in our community!

Raise the driving age to 21. No doubt inexperience played a huge role.

It's a sad thing what happened. But what makes it worse is that no lesson will come out of this tragidy. Teens today act like 10 year olds would act in my time, they cannot process a thought that allows them to differ retionality over emotions. They are too self centered and obsessed with this I"m Cool attitude, and that is a very dangerous thing.

Teens are not experienced drivers, although the strongly believe that because they can put a car in foward and drive straight qualifies them as experts. I have a 17 year old brother, this kid has been driving for less than a year, I have seen him do really stupid stuff and he actually tells me that he can drive. Combine their lack of experience, with that stupid need to feel cool, add the speed factor, and this is what happens.

My son graduated yesterday....had his first fender bender a month ago...looked down to change the radio and the girl in front of him had stopped to make a left and he hit her ....air bags went off and saved him from slamming into the steering wheel...he is just 5ft and complains seat belts don't fit him right, so he usually doesn't wear one, even though we ask him to. He was only going 35 (in a 35 mph zone) and the car is totaled due to the air bags going off...but he is fine and so was the person he hit. When I sat at graduation I couldn't help but think how lucky we were that both kids were ok (he hit a girl in his class)...my condolenses to the families....may God help you through your time of need.

Sounds like to me they were doing some track jumping.

How very sad...condolences to the family and friends.

I hate to see the carnage we tacitly approve by allowing cars to be built with 400 hp, have commercials showing kids speeding in cars, having politicians telling us we don't need speed limits, the gov is being a nanny by issuing tickets.

Guess what, this will continue and get worse, as you stand by and let it happen.

MADD took years of being called liberals , sky is falling, etc. while politicians protected the liquor industyry.

So, stick your fingers in your ears, call it an unavoidable accident, tragedy......keep the carnage going.

A very sad story for all concerned but once again shows that teenagers are too stupid to be allowed to drive.

When offering condolences and sympathies to the families, just stop there...because everything else you add is BULLSH!T after the word "BUT".

The driver is an idiot !! Everybody is responsible for their own actions. Nobody put a gun in his head. The ONLY one I feel sorry for are the passengers that got into his car and didn't know he's an IDIOT !! Thank god this guy cannot do anymore damage. For the parents, if you had been trying to discipline this out of control idiot ever since he became an idiot, then I am so sorry for your loss. If you had spoiled him and let him do whatever he wants, then you owe the parents of the innocent passengers a BIG apology !!!!!

I recognize how tragic the event is, and my heart goes out to the families. I know what it's like to bury one of my children.

sorry to report but 4th child has died. the young boy thrown from the car died this morning.

Sadly, the fourth teen has died.

My condolences to the families that lost a loved one. I hope the survivors make it through.

Get over it people. The bottom line is that this group of idiots thought they could jump a railroad crossing 'dukes of hazzard' style and they lost.

Seat belts? Doesn't sound like any were being worn. Young people don't realize that death is always lurking waiting for one to make a stupid mistake such as speeding and no seat belts, which implies that the driver had no regard for anyone's safety, lest his own. A real shame.

A tragedy that happens again and again. Totally preventable.

Tune into Sean Hannity as he tells us that speed limits are the nanny state, ought to raise them and how he is mad at getting a ticket for running a red light. Old Fox News freedom is speeding, drunk driving and "personal responsibility." Look out the rest of us while the far right exercises its "freedumb."

This was preventable no doubt. A properly graded road would have saved all 4 kids.

I just wanted to say that this is so sad and I am very sorry this happened. When I was in High School- Strongsville, a similar incident occured. 4 out of 5 boys died and the car totaled. I am now a mother and my views have changed alot. As a teen you only think about having fun and are oblivious of anything bad happening. My prayers to the family and everyone of Brunswick.

After more than 35 years of "thankfully" major accident free driving of automobiles, trucks, and riding motorcycles, I have come to the conclusion that there are far more "distracted" drivers on the road today. As a society, we need to make changes in the driving laws to protect EVERYBODY! not just the bad drivers, but the innocent victims of thier careless behavior. Without concequence, there will be no change. Enforce the law, take the bad driver off the road, and lock them up if need be. Massachusetts is prosecuting a 18 year old, who killed a 55 year old man, and crippled his girlfriend for life, while TEXTING! 192 texts in a day.WHAAAT..? they should lock him up for that in itself! Tragic these kids died. But, is there a story to be told? speeding? texting? drinking? Too many young people screwing up behing the wheel.

Show of hands. What say 20 years old to get a learners permit, THEN, with no offenses, 21 daytime licence for a year, then. clean driving record, and full privileges.