Memorial for crash victims

2012-05-19 19

A memorial service was held Saturday at Auckland University in New Zealand for the three Boston University students killed in an accident earlier this month.

Staff say nearly 200 people filled the chapel to capacity for the service.

On the morning of May 12, a van carrying Boston University students swerved off the road ouside the vacation town of Taupo.

Three students were killed and another five injured.

A fellow student who was driving the vehicle was charged with three counts of careless driving causing death, and four counts of careless driving causing injury.

A police investigation ruled out the use of alchohol or drugs by any of the young people involved.