Family members of a teen who died in a car accident, were shocked to
receive photos, showing the lifeless body of their loved one at the
scene of the crash in Alabama.
15-year-old David Smith and his girlfriend, 14-year-old Autumn Thompson,
died after 18-year-old Daniel Hornsby, struck the guardrail of the
Osanippa Creek Bridge, along County Road 299 in Cusseta.
Another teen who survived the car crash, took photos of Smith and shared
them on social media websites. The images then reached Smith’s family
members, including his uncle, Casey Cunningham.
Cunningham said that the images were graphic and disturbing, and that
was not the way he wanted to find out about his nephew’s death.
According to the police investigation, Hornsby drove a 2013 Kia Soul on
Tuesday, when he hit the guardrail of the bridge. Smith and Thompson
were not wearing seat belts, and the two were thrown from the vehicle.
The third teen who took the photos, survived the crash. The cause of the
accident remains under investigation, and so far, no charges have been
filed.