TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police are investigating a deadly crash involving three Holland Hall students, near 91st Street and Riverside.
Police said the teenagers hit an embankment and rolled over into a deep creek on the northbound side of Riverside Dr.
“What we know now is that two of the 17-year-olds have passed," said Danny Bean, with Tulsa Police. “This is a terrible accident. It’s hard, it’s hard for them, it’s hard for everybody.”
Bean confirmed that the three victims in the crash were female and all around 17 years old. The driver was the only one who survived the crash.
On Feb. 18, Holland Hall identified the two who passed in the crash as Mollie Buffington and Claire Esmond.
While a definite cause of the crash has not yet been identified, Bean said speed could have been a factor. Investigators spent hours after the crash and most of Friday collecting evidence.
“Lot of avenues they go through, measurements, they even go down to weather conditions," he said. "So it’s a lot of things that they have to put together and recreate which they’re very good at. They’re going to work with the families as well. Get all the information we can together to see exactly how this happened.”
Holland Hall's Head of School J.P. Culley sent a letter to parents, staff and students on Feb. 14. There will be counselors and chaplains on site but upper school classes are canceled.
Letter from head of school:
2 News received word that the school was holding a prayer vigil for students and their families at the school chapel at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2024.
We reached out to the school for additional comments, and at this time, they were not available but asked for thoughts and prayers for the victim's families and the Holland Hall community.
2 News will continue to follow this story.
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