Whitney Hendrickson

Whitney Hendrickson, 18, was filling a minivan with gasoline, when she the crash happened. An SUV hit a pickup truck and they slammed into gas pump pinning Hendrickson against her minivan. Witnesses say the Palmer High School graduate was screaming for help in the fire. There were 2 explosions, according to witnesses. Hendrickson was killed.

Bystanders tried to rescue her, but were forced back by the flames. Firefighters came across her body as they put out the fire. One person was in the passenger seat of the minivan and escaped unhurt. The crash happened at the 7-11 is on W. Colorado. W. Colorado was closed for several hours, but is now open. The driver of the pick up was Gebarra, 21, of Colorado Springs. Police say he wasn't hurt.

he driver of the Ford Explorer was Kelli Renae McKay, 29, of Colorado Springs. Police say she was taken to Memorial Hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released. She faces a charge of with Careless Driving Involving Death, a Class One Misdemeanor. Hendrickson was on Spring break. She attends Grinnell College in Iowa. Her friend, Julie Podair, was in the van with her, but escaped without injuries. Her father, David Hendrickson, is a political science professor at Colorado College.

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson’s wife Natasha Richardson seriously injured in ski accident Reports emerged yesterday that actress Natasha Richardson has been seriously injured in a ski accident outside of Montreal. She was flown into New York in the afternoon and The New York Times has confirmed that she is in very serious condition… Other reports have claimed brain damage or swelling. Others report that friends and family are gathering in New York to “say goodbye.”

onflicting reports about Natasha Richardson’s condition after yesterday’s ski accident. Personally, I’m holding onto the stories that have The White Countess star walking to her room and laughing for some time after the fall, before entering the hospital complaining of headaches. The NY Post has jumped to the worst conclusions, but TMZ has sources who say Ms. Richardson is sedated with brain swelling.

Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson met as the stars of the 1993 revival of "Anna Christie" at what was then the Criterion Center. At the time, Richardson was married to producer Robert Fox, and Neeson was a perennial bachelor who had wooed stars such as Helen Mirren, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand and Brooke Shields. Soon they were New York City fixtures, who could frequently be seen at Cafe Luxembourg, an upper West Side bistro near their apartment or, when they started a family, taking their sons to swimming lessons.

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave arriving at NYC's Lennox Hill Hospital on Tuesday night to visit her daughter Natasha Richardson, who was seriously injured in a skiing accident. Earlier today, we confirmed that Richardson was flown to New York from Canada, where she was injured in a fall during a private ski lesson. Richardson, 45, is married to Liam Neeson, and they have two children together.

As speculation mounts about Natasha Richardson’s condition after a skiing accident, the hospitalized star’s mother, Vanessa Redgrave, was spotted at the NYC emergency room where Natasha is being treated. Earlier today, “The Insider” confirmed that Richardson had been flown to New York from Canada, where she was injured in a fall during a private ski lesson. Richardson, 45, is married to Liam Neeson, and they have two children together.

Natasha’s condition is critical, and she is likely to die. Her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and other family members, are with her. On Tuesday, a private jet flew Natasha and Liam Neeson from Canada to New York, where family and friends have gathered for a vigil. Apparently on her way to the New York hospital she was “unconscious,” her pupils “non-reactive,” her skin was “pale” and she was suffering from “major head trauma.” Liam held her hand and stoked her face as he sat in silence.