. >> reporter: visibly shaken principal paul engler says this is one of the hardest things to deal with. 16-year-old harry hines and 16- year-old michelle smith died when the car they were in smashed into a tree. the 16-year-old driver remains in the hospital, recovering from injuries. she said she fell asleep at the wheel. teen drivers have to wait 12 months to drive between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. >>> the principal remembers them as typical high school kids, the ones who are always smiling with a zest for life. >> it is difficult. whenever you lose kids, you have a feeling, even though they are not my kids, they are my kids. they are our kids. we have to take care of them. >> reporter: understandably, principal paul engler says this type of trammed did i will take a long time to recover from. in pleasant hills, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> it does not appear drugs or alcohol were involved. >>> a key vote is come tomorrow on the environmental impact. critics maintain the proximity of the new arena to the hospital puts patient safety at risk. >> it does pay a lot in city revenu