From CBC Ottawa:
Hours before a horrific car crash claimed the lives of her two best friends Sunday night, Sommer Foley’s parents told the 17-year-old to have fun swimming at a local quarry, but be home by 10 p.m.
Instead, the Stittsville teen was rushed to hospital, where she remains with serious injuries to her neck, arm and back, which was torn open in the crash.
“She’s hanging in there, and every day she gets a little bit better,” said Cherie Dillon-Foley, who also said the grief of losing her friends has changed her daughter forever.
“She’s feeling guilty. She’s here and they’re not.”
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Partying at the quarry owned by Thomas Cavanagh Construction on Jinkinson Road has been described as a popular pastime for Stittsville teens, and the Foley’s parents don’t blame that tradition.
Jeff Foley is more concerned about how the rampant speculation on social media might be affecting the families of the teens involved in the crash..
“That’s all got to stop,” he said. “Everybody gets twisted and confused … it’s garbage.”