Investigators confirmed both alcohol and speed played a role in the accident that killed 16-year-old Whitesboro High School student, Kendall Golden, and 18-year-old Sherman resident, Dale Everett Thomas.

"Through that investigation we were able to reconstruct the crash, determined the vehicles speed to be at 100 miles per hour," Cpl. Brad Gibson said.

According to police, Kendall Golden, Dale Thomas and Randall Cooper were at a party together. At some point during the night, they were given alcohol by 24-year-old, Jason Patrick Boren, of Sherman. Later, they got into a car, Thomas behind the wheel, Golden in the front passenger seat and Cooper in the back seat. Just after 1 am, January 3rd, their car crashed at the intersection of highway 82 and 289.

Police are still looking for someone else who they believe was involved in giving the teens the alcohol. They say it's standard procedure to trace the alcohol straight to the source.

"With minors involved, I think it's very important, that we make the point to go back that far and hold those people responsible," Gibson said.

Ron Barton, with the Dallas Chapter of MADD said sometimes young people think they're invincible when it comes to drinking and driving.

"A lot of teenagers feel like they can do it and nothing's going to happen, but they've got to know what the potential consequences are, because as we know locally here we've seen it, it's devastating."

Barton joined MADD after his own daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident.

"The youngsters that are just getting their drivers licenses and they're out and having a good time, they've got that new sense of freedom, they have to really take into account, consequences that they've never even thought about before."

Both Patrick Boren and the other man will face class A misdemeanors for providing the alcohol to Golden, Thomas and Cooper.

Kendall Golden's father, Larry, told us today he's overwhelmed by the loss of his only daughter and wants to thank the community for standing by his family. He said Kendall's friends are in the process of naming a star after her.