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>> WE ARE IN A NIGHTMARE THAT WE CAN’T WAKE UP FROM. CAMILA: SOMBER WORDS FROM GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ SUPERINTENDENT DR. KEVIN RILEY, WHO JOINED SARPY COUNTY OFFICIALS THURSDAY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE MONDAY NIGHT CRASH THAT HAS BROKEN THE HEARTS OF SO MANY. >> I SERIOUSLY CAN’T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW HARD MY PEOPLE HAVE WORKED AND ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ACTUALLY WHAT TOOK PLACE. CAMILA: FOUR GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL TEENS LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT NEAR 180TH AND PLATTEVIEW ROAD. INVESTIGATORS, CONFIRMING THE IDENTIFICATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 15-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDRIA MINARDI, 16-YEAR-OLD ADDISYN PFEIFER, 16-YEAR-OLD KLOE ODERMATT, AND 16-YEAR-OLD ABIGAIL BARTH. SHERIFF JEFF DAVIS SAID 15-YEAR-OLD ROAN BRANDON, THE LONE SURVIVOR, WAS ONE OF AT LEAST TWO VICTIMS THROWN FROM THE CAR. DAVIS SAYS IT’S STILL UNCLEAR -- >> SHE HAS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT AT THIS POINT, LOOKS LIKE SHE IS GOING TO MAKE IT. GOOD NEWS. CAMILA: DAVIS SAYS IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHY THE CAR LEFT THE ROADWAY, BUT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE SPEED WAS A FACTOR. THE RESPONSE FROM GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN IMMENSE. >> ARE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, THE COUNSELORS, HAVE VIRTUALLY MET WITH HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN THE LAST FEW DAYS. CAMILA: THE FRIENDSHIPS THESE GIRLS HAD WITH OTHERS, STRONG, LIKE THE ONE THEY SHARED TOGETHER. THIS PHOTO, TAKEN OVER SPRING BREAK IN ARIZONA. >> THEY WERE INSEPARABLE. CAMILA: RILEY SAYS THE TEENS WERE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS, ATHLETES, DANCERS, AND WILL BE MISSED SHERIFF DAVIS ALSO MENTIONED THAT DEPUTIES HAVE MOVED THE CRASH SITE MEMORIAL TO 180TH STREET FOR SAFETY REASONS, ASKING THAT VISITORS DO NOT WALK ALONG THE GUARD RAILS ON PLATTEVIEW ROAD. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE INVESTIGATION AS MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE AVAILABLE. -- BECOMES AVAILABLE. REPORTING LIVE, CAMILA ORTI, KETV NEWSWATCH

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Officials in Nebraska held a press conference Thursday afternoon, releasing new details in the crash that killed four teenagers and injured a fifth.The victims identified as Alexandria Minardi, 15, Addisyn Pfeifer, 16, Kloe Odermatt, 16, and Abigail Barth, 16, who was determined to be the driver, all died in the crash.The lone survivor, Roan Brandon, 15, is currently at St. Elizabeth Hospital being treated for burns. Officials say she is expected to survive."We are told that she has suffered serious injuries, but at this point it looks like she's going to make it, which is good news," Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis said.Officials said speed was a factor in the crash."As far as the accident is concerned, that is an ongoing investigation and situation. We certainly owe it to the families to get to the bottom of what happened, not only for their sake but also to see what we can do to make sure something like this doesn't happen again," Davis said. Davis also cautioned individuals looking to visit a memorial to the victims that has been set up at the scene of the crash."The accident scene, as you know, occurred at 180th and Platteview Road. If you've been by there, there's a little barricade by the road. That's where the kids and even some parents have chosen to erect a memorial. It is absolutely not safe. In that particular area, there's no place to park and heavy equipment is going by minute-by-minute delivering rock and dirt to Highway 34. So, with that in mind, we also put some barricades up to notify people to be safe and go slower," Davis said during the news conference.Gretna Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Riley said that counselors had met with hundreds of grieving students."Our collective heart in our community is shattered. We ache for the families," Riley said.Riley also shared that all five girls were "inseparable" friends, involved in many activities at the school including athletics, and were National Honors Society students."These are good girls, they're smart girls, they're the closest of friends," Riley said. "They come from good families and families that monitor their behavior closely." Deputies moved the memorial to 180th Street to make it safer for people to visit. Dozens showed up Thursday to pay their respects. Mackenzie Beeson said she will never forget the bond the girls shared."They were spunky. They did everything together. They were inseparable and I'm sure that's how they are now. All four of them are together and they're looking down on us," Beeson said.