TikToker killed in car crash days after boasting online about never getting in an accident
A high school senior who boasted on TikTok that she had never been involved in an accident was killed just days later when a car rammed into her vehicle. Kara Santorelli, 18, was driving down Highway 29 in Escambia County, Florida, when a Chevrolet sedan came speeding the wrong way and smashed into her Nissan SUV, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Santorelli died in the wreck which occurred on March 17. The other driver, who has yet to be identified, also died after being trapped in their own vehicle. Following the fatal crash, Santorelli’s TikTok video, which was posted six days before the incident, has gone viral with more than 15 million views. In the video, the teen boasts about her safety record as she poses inside her vehicle with the caption: “When they try call me a bad driver but I’ve never hit a person or an actual car.” Gina Southard, Santorelli’s aunt, said her family was heartbroken following the accident, writing on Facebook: “A ...